GCISD FastNews - 2011-12http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=601Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:18:41 GMTFri, 09 Dec 2016 11:18:41 GMTGCISD FastNews - June 28, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=33540<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="FastNews " title="FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="53" width="200" /></div><div></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: 18pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: Comic Sans MS; font-size: 18pt;">HAPPY</span></div><div><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/34671360.jpg" alt="July 4th " title="July 4th" style="border: 0px none;" height="40" align="left" width="100" /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;"> GCISD's Administration building and other district offices and programs will be closed the week of July 2-6. Summer Enrichment classes and the ECDC also will be closed. The KidzU Summer Camp extended care program will remain open. </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Silver Lake Elementary principal named at June Board meeting</span><br />Veteran administrator and educator Gilberto Gonzalez, Ph.D., was named principal of Silver Lake Elementary by the GCISD Board of Trustees at its June 18 meeting. The position was previously held by Lisa Dunn who will be principal at Cross Timbers Middle School.The SLE PTA and Staff will host a community welcome for him at the school on June 28 from 3-5 p.m. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=33516&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Read more about Dr. Gonzalez.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">GCISD welcomes new Executive Director of Special Services </span></div><div>Laura Hill has been named the new Executive Director of Special Services. Hill, who currently serves as an education consultant for the Region XI Education Service Center, brings more than 20 years of diverse experience in the field of education to her new role. The GCISD Board of Trustees approved the hiring recommendation in June. Hill will be taking over for Dr. Peggy Wheaton, who has served students and families in GCISD&#8217;s Special Services program for 18 years. Wheaton resigned her post in GCISD and has accepted a job in Denton ISD. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=25588&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=33534&amp;PageID=22523" target="_blank">Read more about Hill.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Young Entrepreneurs Academy to be launched in GCISD</span></strong><br />The Young Entrepreneurs Academy, or YEA!, is an innovative program that guides students through the process of starting their own real business. The Grapevine Chamber is excited to announce the start of the YEA! program at Grapevine Colleyville ISD.YEA! is a groundbreaking program that takes students between the ages of 11 and 18 through the process of starting a launching a real business or social movement over the course of an academic year. By the end of the class, students own and operate fully-formed and functioning businesses, which may be carried after their graduation from the program. YEA! aims at teaching students at an early age how to make a job, not just take a job. YEA! was developed at the University of Rochester with support from The Kauffman Foundation. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=33505&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Read more about the YEA.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">CTMS Got Ca$H team named FPS grand champions</span><br />Cross Timbers Middle School's Future Problem Solving Team Got CA$H was named grand champion at the Future Problem Solving Program International competition in Bloomington, Indiana this month. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=33523&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Read more. &nbsp;</a></div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=33523&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank"></a><div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Teacher named Texas finalist for Presidential award</span>&nbsp;</div><div>Wendy Hendry, Bransford Elementary School, is one of three teachers in the state to be named as a Texas finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching program. Hendry teaches kindergarten at BES and has been a teacher for 16 years, all of those at GCISD. The PAEMST is the highest recognition that a kindergarten through 12th-grade mathematics or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=25588&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=33533&amp;PageID=22523" target="_blank">Read more.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Summer meals offered to students&nbsp; </span></div><div>GCISD Nutrition Services department continues to provide free breakfast and lunch during the summer to students ages 18 and younger. The program will provide meals with the essential nutrients for active, growing kids. No registration, PIN number, proof of age or income are needed to participate in the free meals program. All kids have to do is show up at a serving site. The entire meal must be consumed at the serving site; no "to go" meals available. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32976&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Find out where to go and what time the meals are provided. </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Please take note...</span></strong></div><ul><li>Cross Timbers Track and surrounding fields are closed for the summer for construction.</li><li>Skyward Family Access will be unavailable until August 1 when online registration begins.</li><li>If you plan to volunteer at a school next year, please complete the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=474" target="_blank">Volunteer Background Check Form</a>. You must complete a form each school year.</li><li>Students must be up-to-date on their immunizations before returning to school. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/409" target="_blank">Requirements are listed on the Health Services section</a> of the GCISD website.</li></ul><div><div><strong>Other News</strong> </div><ul><li><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599" target="_blank">GCISD @Our Best </a>- new this week - Dallas Zoo visits the ESOL/Bilingual Summer School program</div></li></ul><div><ul><li><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Find Us on Facebook </a></div></li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Follow Us on Twitter </a></li></ul></div>&nbsp;</div>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:13:56 GMTGCISD FastNews - May 30, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=33367<div align="center"><img title="GCISD FastNews" alt="GCISD FastNews " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" height="66" width="250" /></div><div align="center">&nbsp;</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 12pt">Summer&nbsp;Break begins&nbsp;tomorrow!<br /><img style="width: 115px; height: 92px" title="Summer" alt="Summer " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/7422337.jpg" height="92" width="115" /></span></div><div><br /><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Dates to Remember</strong></span></div><div><strong>Early Release, Thursday, May 31 - Last Day of School<br /></strong>Kindergarten-5th grades, 11:45 a.m.<br />Grades 6-8, 12:10 p.m.<br />Grades 9-12, 12:45 p.m.<br /><br /><strong>Graduation for the Class of 2012&nbsp;</strong></div><div>Graduation ceremonies will be held at the University of Texas at Arlington on Thursday, May 31. <br />GHS - 3:30 p.m.<br />CHHS - 7:30 p.m.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Teacher Work Day - Friday, June 1</strong> <div>&nbsp;</div><strong><span style="color: #000000">Summer Hours for District begin - Monday, June 4</span><br /></strong>The GCISD Administration building is open year-round but will begin observing summer hours on Monday, June 4.&nbsp;During the summer months, the district hours&nbsp;are Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-5:15, with offices closed on Fridays. The district will resume regular operating hours on Monday, August 13.</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Summer&nbsp;reading lists, back to school dates on the web</strong></span><br />Looking for&nbsp;something to read on summer vacation?&nbsp;Check out the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/510" target="_blank">recommended summer reading lists </a>for great choices by grade and age-appropriate suggestions by the experts. The GCISD Language Arts department, grades K-12, requires students to read at least two books during the summer months. AP classes may require specific books which can be found on the campus websites.&nbsp;Back to school dates, forms you may need and other information is&nbsp;available on the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/domain/147" target="_blank">Back to School section under the Schools tab </a>and will be updated throughout the summer months. We will also post information on our Facebook page and Twitter so&nbsp;you can find out&nbsp;what you need to know&nbsp;throughout the summer and be ready to go on the first day of school, Monday, August 27.&nbsp;Download a&nbsp;copy of the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=6" target="_blank">Student-Teacher&nbsp;Calendar here.</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">GCISD families and students affected by apartment fire</span></div><div>Ten GCISD students are among those families who lost their homes and belongings during a fire this week at the Ridge Crest Apartments on Mustang Drive in Grapevine. <a href="http://gracegrapevine.wordpress.com/2012/05/29/fire-leaves-12-families-homeless/" target="_blank">Read how you can help.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong style="color: #000000">Foundation fundraiser&nbsp;set for&nbsp;Texas Motor Speedway</strong></div><div>On June 9, see the "fastest race in Texas" and get a donation made to the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation. Texas Motor Speedway is hosting "Don't Blink," and by attending the race you can help the Foundation raise money that directly benefits the students of GCISD. For ticket information go to the <a href="http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/fundraiser" target="_blank">Texas Motor Speedway website.</a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">&nbsp;</span></div><div><strong style="color: #000000">Something for everyone with GCISD's Summer Programs</strong> <div sizcache="91" sizset="72" align="left"><div class="tlTxFe" sizcache="91" sizset="72"><span style="font-weight: normal">Online registration for summer programs continues for elementary and secondary students, who have a wide variety of choices when it comes to summer fun and learning at GCISD. Available for students in grades K-8, <strong>Elementary Summer Enrichment</strong> offers a variety of class options intended to be fun and engaging for children, including music, arts and crafts, adventure-seeking, technology, science, math, cultural studies, social skills, literature, cooking, and field trips. In <strong>Secondary Summer School and Secondary Enrichment,</strong> students have options for credit recovery, acceleration and enrichment, including field trips.</span> The summer programs at GCISD also include <strong>KidzU Summer Camp</strong>, <strong>Bowmen Sports Camps</strong>, <strong>Summer Enrichment for ages 3-5</strong>, and bridge classes in math for 6th and 7th graders for enrichment or acceleration.&nbsp;Visit the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//Domain/79" target="_blank"><font color="#0d6998">Summer School Programs</font></a> section of the website for more details on any of these programs and for the online registration link.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong style="color: #000000">Summer meals offered to students </strong><strong><br /></strong>GCISD Nutrition Services department will provide free breakfast and lunch during the summer beginning June 6&nbsp;to students ages 18 and younger. The program, which will be held at four schools, will provide meals with the essential nutrients for active, growing kids. No registration, PIN number, proof of age or income are needed to participate in the free meals program. All kids have to do is show up at a serving site. The entire meal must be consumed at the serving site; no "to go" meals available. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32976&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank"><font color="#0d6998">Locations, dates and times.&nbsp;</font></a><br />&nbsp;</div><div><strong sizcache="91" sizset="73"><span style="color: #000000">Other News</span></strong><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></div><ul><li><div sizcache="91" sizset="73"><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599" target="_blank"><font color="#0d6998">GCISD @Our Best </font></a>- <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599" target="_blank"><font face="Arial Black">new this week</font></a><span><br />CES 4th graders travel to Austin for a closer at Texas culture <br /><span>Cannon student receives special surprise <br /></span></span>HES counselor honored by Leukemia and Lymphoma Society <br />CMS student earns second place in Texas State Math Competition <br />GES students&nbsp;pose with firefighters</div></li></ul><div sizcache="91" sizset="73"><ul><li><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank"><font color="#0d6998">Find Us on Facebook </font></a></div></li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank"><font color="#0d6998">Follow Us on Twitter </font></a></li></ul></div></div></div>Wed, 30 May 2012 20:28:25 GMTGCISD FastNews - May 24, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=33276<div align="center"><img style="width: 211px; height: 56px" title="GCISD FastNews" alt="GCISD FastNews " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" width="211" height="56" /></div><h4 align="center"><span style="color: #e30909">Memorial Day Holiday - No School, District Offices Closed</span><br /><span style="color: #e30909">Monday, May 28&nbsp;</span></h4><div><strong style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt">Dates to Remember:</strong><strong style="font-size: 12pt"><br /></strong><div><strong style="color: #000000">JPS Clinic Hours change on May 28</strong> - <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/399" target="_blank">more information</a></div><u style="color: #000000"><strong><br />Early Release,</strong> </u><strong style="color: #000000"><u>Wednesday, May 30</u></strong><strong><u><br /></u></strong>Grades 6-8, 12:10 p.m.<br />Grades 9-12, 12:45 p.m.<br /><br /><strong style="color: #000000"><u>Early Release, Thursday, May 31 - Last Day of School</u></strong><strong><br /></strong>Kindergarten-5th grades, 11:45 a.m.<br />Grades 6-8, 12:10 p.m.<br />Grades 9-12, 12:45 p.m.<br /><br /><strong style="color: #000000">Graduation for the Class of 2012&nbsp;</strong>will be held at the University of Texas at Arlington on Thursday, May 31. <br />GHS - 3:30 p.m.<br />CHHS - 7:30 p.m.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #000000">Teacher Work Day - Friday, June 1</span><br /><span style="color: #000000">Summer Hours for District begin - Monday, June 4</div><hr /><br /></span></strong><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Grapevine Middle to welcome new principal</strong></span> <br />Bringing 20 years experience as a teacher and campus administrator at the middle school level, Linda Young has been selected to serve as the new principal of Grapevine Middle School in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. She currently serves as principal of Zundelowitz (Zundy) Junior High School in Wichita Falls ISD. The GCISD Board of Trustees formally approved the recommendation to hire Young during the regularly scheduled monthly meeting on May 21. Young is expected to transition into her new role in GCISD during July. The GMS PTA is sponsoring a Meet and Greet from 4-5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 29, in the library for anyone who would like to meet the new principal. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=33231&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Read more.</a><br />&nbsp;<br /><strong style="color: #000000">GHS &amp; CHHS included in Newsweek's "Best High Schools of 2012" list </strong><strong><br /></strong>GHS and CHHS have been ranked in the top 1,000 public high schools in the U.S. by Newsweek magazine. Colleyville Heritage High comes in at number 198 in the country, while Grapevine High ranks as number 396. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=33275&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Read more</a>&nbsp;<div><span style="color: #000000"><strong><br />GHS student's artwork to be displayed at Administration building </strong></span><br />Meg Van Over, a senior at Grapevine High School, was recognized at the May 21 Board of Trustees meeting for her artwork "breadth." The piece was selected as the winner of the 2012 GCISD Art Show. Each year, the district purchases one student piece for $200, rotating grade levels each year. The picture will be framed and added to the permanent display in the Administration building. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=33240&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Photos</a><br /><br /><strong style="color: #000000">PARENT SURVEY CLOSES FRIDAY AT 5 p.m. <br /></strong>The GCISD parent satisfaction survey has been reopened through 5 p .m. on Friday, May 25 to provide parents with more time to respond. Completing the survey takes about 25 minutes and answers will be confidential. Results will be used to continuously improve our school and our district.&nbsp; <strong><a style="color: #333333" href="http://research.zarca.com/k/SsXUWSsWQsPsPsP%20%20%20%20%20%20" target="_blank">Begin the survey here.</a></strong> <br /><br /><strong style="color: #000000">GCISD holds rally for Rachel's Challenge </strong><strong><br /></strong>Hundreds of GCISD parents, students and teachers gathered at Mustang-Panther Stadium Tuesday night in support of Rachel's Challenge, a national program that has been incorporated district wide since 2008 to promote kindness, volunteering and tolerance. Highlights included the Link Presentation, which represented over 46,000 random acts of kindness. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=33256&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Read more</a>&nbsp;and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GCISD#!/media/set/?set=a.379895545379573.76728.146979318671198&amp;type=3" target="_blank">see photos on FaceBook.</a><br /><br /><strong style="color: #000000">Board of Trustees elects new officers for upcoming school year </strong><br />The Board of Trustees elected their new officers for the 2012-2013 school year before the general school board meeting on May 21. Jorge Rodriguez was selected as President, Becky St. John was elected Vice President, and Leon Leal was elected Secretary. In addition to the naming of officers, two Board members were sworn in last night. Kimberley Davis, who was elected to Place 1 this year, took her oath of office first, followed by Becky St. John. Mrs. St. John was re-elected to Place 2 in this year's election. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=60" target="_blank">Read more and see photos.</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #000000">Something for everyone with GCISD's Summer Programs</span></strong></div><div align="left"><div class="tlTxFe"><span style="font-weight: normal">Online registration for summer programs continues for elementary and secondary students, who have a wide variety of choices when it comes to summer fun and learning at GCISD. Available for students in grades K-8, <strong>Elementary Summer Enrichment</strong> offers a variety of class options intended to be fun and engaging for children, including music, arts and crafts, adventure-seeking, technology, science, math, cultural studies, social skills, literature, cooking, and field trips. In <strong>Secondary Summer School and Secondary Enrichment,</strong> students have options for credit recovery, acceleration and enrichment, including field trips.</span> The summer programs at GCISD also include <strong>KidzU Summer Camp</strong>, <strong>Bowmen Sports Camps</strong>, <strong>Summer Enrichment for ages 3-5</strong>, and bridge classes in math for 6th and 7th graders for enrichment or acceleration.&nbsp;Visit the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//Domain/79" target="_blank">Summer School Programs</a> section of the website for more details on any of these programs and for the online registration link.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong style="color: #000000">Summer meals offered to students </strong><strong><br /></strong>GCISD Nutrition Services department will provide free breakfast and lunch during the summer beginning June 6&nbsp;to students ages 18 and younger. The program, which will be held at four schools, will provide meals with the essential nutrients for active, growing kids. No registration, PIN number, proof of age or income are needed to participate in the free meals program. All kids have to do is show up at a serving site. The entire meal must be consumed at the serving site; no "to go" meals available. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32976&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Locations, dates and times.&nbsp;</a><br />&nbsp;</div><div><strong style="color: #000000">Around the District</strong></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=33286&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank">News from the Schools</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #000000">Other News</span></strong><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><div><ul><li><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599" target="_blank">GCISD @Our Best </a>- includes Two CMS students selected to Texas State ARML Team, Special Olympics torch relay makes stops at BES and CES </div></li><li><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Find Us on Facebook </a></div></li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Follow Us on Twitter </a></li></ul><br /></div></div></div>Thu, 24 May 2012 17:38:38 GMTGCISD FastNews - May 17, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=33170<div align="center"><img style="width: 209px; height: 55px" title="GCISD FastNews" alt="GCISD FastNews " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000"><strong>Elementary registration changed for parent convenience</strong></span></div><div><div class="tlTxFe">Parents of Elementary students: remember to turn in two proofs of residency to your school by Friday, May 18. Then you will be able to complete your child's registration online during the summer...no standing in line in August! Elementary principals sent home letters in April explaining the new process and information is on the school websites. By verifying residency now, you will be able to complete registration online beginning August 1. If you did not receive a letter from your elementary school, please contact the office today.</div><p><strong style="font-family: Arial; color: #000000">Parent Survey extended; your feedback is needed</strong><br />The GCISD parent satisfaction survey has been reopened through 5 p .m. on Friday, May 25 to provide parents with more time to respond. Completing the survey takes about 25 minutes and answers will be confidential. Results will be used to continuously improve our school and our district.&nbsp; <strong><a style="color: #333333" href="http://research.zarca.com/k/SsXUWSsWQsPsPsP%20%20%20%20%20%20" target="_blank">Begin the survey here.</a></strong> </p><div><div><strong style="color: #000000">New Summer Program</strong><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;</span></div><div><div class="tlTxFe mbm shareUnit aboveUnitContent" sizcache="10" sizset="74"><span style="color: #000000" sizcache="10" sizset="74"><strong>Know a 6th or 7th grader who needs to strengthen math/science knowledge, thinking skills?</strong> <br />Summer Bridge Math and Science Acceleration or Enrichment courses are designed to help students succeed in 7th or 8th grade Math and Science. Check out <a style="color: #333333" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/22144" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000080">this program and other summer programs </span></a>offered by GCISD. <a style="color: #333333" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/1/summer_bridgeprogram.pdf"><span style="color: #000080">Download a flyer about the Bridge program</span>.</a></span></div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><strong><span style="color: #000000">Something for everyone with GCISD's Summer Programs</span></strong></div><div class="tlTxFe"><span style="font-weight: normal">Online registration for summer programs continues for elementary and secondary students, who have a wide variety of choices when it comes to summer fun and learning at GCISD. Available for students in grades K-8, <strong>Elementary Summer Enrichment</strong> offers a variety of class options intended to<br />be fun and engaging for children, including music, arts and crafts, adventure-seeking, technology, science, math, cultural studies, social skills, literature, cooking, and field trips. In <strong>Secondary Summer School and Secondary Enrichment,</strong> students have options for credit recovery, acceleration and enrichment, including field trips.</span> The summer programs at GCISD also include <strong>KidzU Summer Camp</strong>, <strong>Bowmen Sports Camps</strong>, <strong>Summer Enrichment for ages 3-5</strong>, and bridge classes in math and/or science for 6th and 7th graders for enrichment or acceleration.&nbsp;Visit the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//Domain/79" target="_blank">Summer School Programs</a> section of the website for more details on any of these programs and for the online registration link.</div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">School meal prices to increase in fall </strong><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" />Student lunch prices will increase by ten cents beginning with the 2012-2013 school year to meet USDA regulations. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires school districts to annually assess meal prices with the end goal of all paid lunch prices at least equaling the free reimbursement rate minus the paid reimbursement rate. The US Department of Agriculture currently reimburses Grapevine-Colleyville ISD $2.79 for free lunches. The new prices for the 2011-2012 will be $2.15 for elementary students and $2.40 for secondary students. Breakfast prices will be unchanged at $1 for full price and .30 for reduced price.&nbsp;</div></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Go EXTREME with the Foundation fundraiser at Texas Motor Speedway</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation has partnered with Texas Motor Speedway for an exclusive ticket offer for the upcoming Hoon Kaboom Texas Global Rally Cross race as well as the Firestone 550 IZOD IndyCar Series race on June 9. Get two tickets for $49, with $9 going back to the Foundation.</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">See your favorite extreme stars Travis Pastrana, Tanner Foust, Ken Block and more, while raising funds that benefit GCISD students.</span> <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/foundation_txmotorspway.jpg">Download the flyer.</a><a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/foundation_txmotorspway.jpg"> </a></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">On the Calendar </span></div><div>May 19 - Special Services Department <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/spsvs_springsocial.pdf">Spring Social &amp; Cook Out</a>, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.</div><div>May 22 - <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32959&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Rachel's Challenge Rally</a> in Mustang-Panther Stadium, 6 p.m<br />May 22 - Bridges Graduation, 7 p.m., Colleyville Community Center<br />May 24 - Academic Recognition Banquet, sponsored by the GC Education Foundation, 6:30 p.m., Embassy Suites<br />May 28 - Memorial Day Holiday - No School, district offices closed</div><div>May 31 - Last day of school</div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Around the District</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32985&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank">News from the schools</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Other News </span></div><ul><li><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599" target="_blank">GCISD @Our Best </a>- includes World Friendship Day at Dove Elementary, Olympics/Hunger Games Fundraiser at Heritage Middle School, and Teacher Appreciation Luncheon at Heritage Middle School.&nbsp; </div></li><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Find Us on Facebook </a></li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Follow Us on Twitter </a></li></ul><br /></span></div>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:52:36 GMTGCISD FastNews - May 15, 2012 Summer School Programshttp://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=33172<div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">There's something for everyone with <span style="font-weight: bold;">GCISD's Summer Programs</span> so take a look at what's available and register your child today for some fun and learning this summer.</span><br /></p>Online registration for summer programs continues for elementary and secondary students, who have a wide variety of choices when it comes to summer fun and learning at GCISD. For kindergarten through grade 8, enrichment classes are engaging and exciting, giving students a taste of art, music, drama, science, math, technology, reading, travel or sports. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Elementary Enrichment</span> classes meet for three hours a day, five days a week, for one week. Classes are held at Cross Timbers Middle School, with the first session beginning the week of June 4 and the last session the week of August 20. </div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>With <span style="font-weight: bold;">Secondary Summer School and Secondary Enrichment</span>, students have options for credit recovery, acceleration and enrichment, including field trips. Secondary summer programs will be at Heritage Middle School. Morning and afternoon classes are available, and several online classes are available.&nbsp; Session A is June 4 through June 15; Session B is June 18 through June 29.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The summer programs at GCISD also include <span style="font-weight: bold;">KidzU Summer Camp</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">KidzU Extended Care, Bowmen Sports Camps</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Summer Enrichment for ages 3-5</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">ESL/Bilingual</span> and bridge classes in math and/or science for 6th and 7th graders for enrichment or acceleration. </div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Summer Bridge Math and Science Acceleration or Enrichment Program </span> courses are designed to strengthen math and science knowledge and thinking skills. The program is designed to support current students in On-Level, PAP or Accelerated Math or Science for success in 7th or 8th grade Math and Science. Each course, taught by GCISD math and science teachers, is three weeks in length for four hours a day, and runs concurrently with GCISD summer school courses.</div><div>&nbsp;</div>Visit the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//Domain/79" target="_blank">Summer School Programs</a> section of the website for more details on any of these programs and for the online registration link.Tue, 15 May 2012 21:21:10 GMTGCISD FastNews - May 11, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=33095<div align="center"><img title="GCISD FastNews" alt="GCISD FastNews " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" width="250" height="66" /></div><div align="center">&nbsp;</div><div align="left"><img title="Election Day" alt="Election Day " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/15512166.jpg" width="150" height="69" /><br />Saturday, May 12, is Election Day so please take a few minutes to get out and vote. On the ballot are candidates for two places on the&nbsp;GCISD Board of Trustees. Board members are elected to three-year terms, are unpaid and do not represent specific geographic areas. Place 1: Kimberley Barber Davis, Julia Guzman-Henderson. Rick Hinckley&nbsp;will be on the ballot but is&nbsp;no longerseeking election; Place 2: Becky St. John-&nbsp; (Incumbent), Gary Harrison-Ducros. Michael McCoy&nbsp; will be on the ballot but is no longer&nbsp;seeking election. A sample ballot is available <a href="http://tcweb.tarrantcounty.com/evote/lib/evote/2012/May12/samples/08-gvc.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. For additional information, please visit the <a href="http://www.tarrantcounty.com/evote/site/default.asp" target="_blank">Tarrant County Elections website.</a></div><div align="left">&nbsp;</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Parent Satisfaction Survey closes at 5 p.m. today</span></div><div align="left"><div class="tlTxFe">Today is the last day to give us your feedback on the <a href="http://research.zarca.com/survey.aspx?k=SsXUWSsWQsPsPsP&amp;lang=0&amp;data" target="_blank">Parent Satisfaction Survey</a>. Survey closes at 5 p.m. </div><div class="tlTxFe">&nbsp;</div><div class="tlTxFe"><span style="font-family: Arial Black">High schools named to list of "best schools" by U.S. News </span><br />Colleyville Heritage High School was ranked 37th and Grapevine High School was 47th in Texas in this year's U.S. News Best High Schools list, published this week. Nationally, CHHS was ranked #417, while Grapevine High School ranked #529. The 2012 rankings including data on nearly 22,000 public high schools from 49 states and the District of Columbia. CHHS received a Gold Medal, one of only 46 in Texas awarded. GHS received a Silver Medal, one of 123 in Texas to receive that additional honor. U.S. News included 402 Texas schools in the rankings. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=33091&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Read more</a>.</div><div class="tlTxFe">&nbsp;</div><div class="tlTxFe"><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Congratulations to our GCISD Employees of the Year</span></div><div>Three GCISD employees were named teachers of the year and paraprofessional of the year during festive campus visits by the "Surprise Patrol." Secondary Teacher of the Year is <strong>Nichole Cruson</strong>, Heritage Middle School, Elementary Teacher of the Year is <strong>Linda Fullhart</strong>, Silver Lake Elementary, and Paraprofessional of the Year is <strong>Bev Bergeland</strong>, Bridges. <br /><br />The employees were visited at their campuses with the fanfare of drums and the excitement of students and co-workers cheering them on as Superintendent Robin Ryan made announcements to each one and gave them gifts from the district. Janice Kane, Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation Executive Director, presented each with an invitation to the Foundation's Star Awards Banquet where each will receive a check from the Foundation. Other members of the "Surprise Patrol" included Chief Learning Officer Rick Westfall, and Patti Davis, Executive Director of Administration. Several members of the Colleyville Heritage High School Drumline set the exciting pace for the presentations.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.373347302701064.75732.146979318671198&amp;type=1" target="_blank">View photos of this year's recognitions </a>for Teachers of the Year, Paraprofessional of the Year, Auxiliary Employees of the Year and retirees.&nbsp;</div><div class="tlTxFe">&nbsp;</div><div class="tlTxFe">&nbsp;</div><div class="tlTxFe">&nbsp;</div><div class="tlTxFe"><br />&nbsp;</div></div>Fri, 11 May 2012 19:13:13 GMTGCISD FastNews - May 3, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=32967<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" width="250" height="66" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Silver Lake Elementary principal to join CTMS</span><br />Lisa Dunn, principal of Silver Lake Elementary School, has accepted an opportunity to serve as principal of Cross Timbers Middle School in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. Long-time educator Linda Tidmore, current CTMS principal, is retiring at the end of this school year. Dunn has been principal of SLE for nine years and has a total of 11 years campus administrative experience in education and 22 years in GCISD. Dunn will finish out the school year at SLES before officially taking over the leadership role at CTMS. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32936&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Read more</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Parent meetings set in May for dual language programs</span><br />Parent informational meetings for the Two-Way Dual Language Program will be held in May at the three GCISD campuses that have the program. Schools with the program are Silver Lake Elementary, Cannon Elementary, and Timberline Elementary. Applications for the Dual Language Program for 2012-2013 will be available at the meetings and accepted beginning Monday, May 21. Registration for incoming kindergarten students who would like to participate in the Two-Way Dual Language Program during the 2012-2013 school year will be held in May. Enrollment in the Two-Way Dual Language Program is open to <span style="font-weight: bold;">ALL incoming kindergarten students</span> in the District, as space is available. Currently space is available at Cannon and Timberline elementary schools. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32222&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Read more</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Rachel's Challenge Rally set for May 22</span><br />The public is invited to attend The Rachel's Challenge Rally in Mustang-Panther Stadium, May 22, 6 p.m. The rally will be a fun and exciting event to celebrate and congratulate all students, grades K-12 grades, who have made the commitment to kindness and compassion and have followed it so diligently throughout this school year. Rachel's Challenge is a program that has been implemented throughout GCISD to promote kindness and compassion so that our schools remain safe places to learn. More than 4,000 participants are expected for the event. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32959&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Read more </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Dr. Ryan leads state legislators on campus visits; Rep. Truitt talks school finance with community </span><br />At the invitation of Superintendent Robin Ryan, state legislators Rep. Vicki Truitt and Sen. Wendy Davis toured several campuses, talked with students about their various projects and got a first-hand look at the new digital classrooms that have been implemented this year across the district. In addition to her campus tour, Representative Truitt partnered with GCISD&nbsp; to host a Town Hall meeting regarding Texas school finance on May 1 at Cross Timbers Middle School. About 80 parents and school administrators were in attendance as Rep. Truitt discussed the looming difficulties facing the state's public education funding and addressed questions and comments from many members of the audience. Truitt said she will take all the feedback from constituents back to Austin to share with legislators as a newly appointed member to the Select Committee on Public School Finance, which will study the issue in depth and make recommendations to the 83rd Legislature in 2013.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div></div><div><strong style="font-family: Arial Black;">Graduation for Class of 2012</strong></div><div><div>Graduation for seniors at Grapevine High and Colleyville Heritage High will be held on May 31, at College Park Center - UT Arlington. The center is located at 601 S. Pecan Street, Arlington, TX 76019<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.utacollegepark.com/visit-us/map.php" target="_blank">map and directions</a>.&nbsp; Commencement for GHS is at 3:30 p.m., and at 7:30 p.m. for CHHS.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Early voting underway for two places on GCISD Board</span><br />Early voting began on Monday for the GCISD Board of Trustees election to fill Places 1 and 2. Two candidates, Rick Hinckley, Place 1, and Michael McCoy, Place 2 have notified the district in writing that they are no longer actively seeking election to the GCISD Board of Trustees. March 8 was the official withdrawal deadline for candidates to have their names removed from the ballot, so both Hinckley and McCoy still will be listed as candidates on the election ballot. Votes cast for them will be tabulated as for any other candidate, but neither is seeking a place on the Board of Trustees. Board members are elected to three-year terms, are unpaid and do not represent specific geographic areas. Early voting continues throughMay 8. Election Day is May 12. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32802&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">More about the election, voting locations.&nbsp; </a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Say thanks.... </span></div><ul><li>National Teacher Day, Tuesday, May 8</li><li>National School Nurses Day, Wednesday, May 9</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Registration underway for Elementary, Secondary Summer Programs</span><div>Registration for Elementary Summer Enrichment and Secondary Summer Enrichment registration is underway. For more information, visit the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31811&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Summer School section of the website</a>.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32819&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank">News from the Schools.</a><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31801&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank"> </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Other News: </span></div><ul><li><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599" target="_blank">GCISD @Our Best </a></li><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Find Us on Facebook </a></li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Follow Us on Twitter </a></li></ul></div></div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:26:46 GMTGCISD FastNews - April 30, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=32893<div><div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="width: 206px; height: 53px;" /></div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Want to vote early? Early voting begins today</span></div><div>Early voting begins today for the GCISD Board of Trustees election to fill Places 1 and 2. Two candidates, Rick Hinckley, Place 1, and Michael McCoy, Place 2 have notified the district in writing that they are no longer actively seeking election to the GCISD Board of Trustees. March 8 was the official withdrawal deadline for candidates to have their names removed from the ballot, so both Hinckley and McCoy still will be listed as candidates on the election ballot. Votes cast for them will be tabulated as for any other candidate, but neither is seeking a place on the Board of Trustees. Board members are elected to three-year terms, are unpaid and do not represent specific geographic areas. Early voting begins today (April 30) and ends on May 8. Election Day is May 12. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32802&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">More about the election, voting locations. </a></div>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:53:14 GMTGCISD FastNews - April 26, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=32800<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="53" width="200" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Parent Satisfaction Survey - Your Feedback is Needed!</span><br style="font-style: italic; font-family: Arial Black; color: #000000;" /> The GCISD parent satisfaction survey is now open. It will take approximately 20-25 minutes to complete and all answers will be confidential. Information you provide will be used to continuously improve our school and our district, so please take a moment to complete the survey. The survey will remain open until 5 p.m. on Friday, May 11. Your feedback is vital in helping us serve you better! <u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://research.zarca.com/survey.aspx?k=SsXUWSsWQsPsPsP&amp;lang=0&amp;data=" target="_blank">Begin the survey here</a></span></u><strong><u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://research.zarca.com/survey.aspx?k=SsXUWSsWQsPsPsP&amp;lang=0&amp;data=" target="_blank">.</a></span></u></strong></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">GCISD and Rep. Truitt partner on school finance town hall meeting</span></div><div>State Rep. Vicki Truitt (R-Keller) and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD are partnering in a town hall meeting to engage local residents, educators, parents and students in a discussion about challenges with the public school finance system. Truitt is organizing the meeting to better understand the concerns of those that she represents in the Legislature. The town hall meeting will be held from 6::30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1, at Cross Timbers Middle School, 2301 Pool Road, Grapevine, TX 76051.<a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32647&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">more information</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Early voting for Board of Trustees election begins April 30</span><br />The polls open for early voting on April 30, and voters will have an opportunity to elect two board members to serve on the GCISD Board of Trustees. Places 1 and 2 on the Board are open. Candidates are elected to three-year terms, are unpaid and do not represent specific geographic areas. Early voting ends on May 8 and Election Day is May 12. Candidates for Place 1, currently held by Charlie Warner, are Kimberley Barber Davis, Julia Guzman-Henderson and Rick Hinckley. Candidates for Place 2 are Becky St. John, incumbent, Gary Harrison-Ducros and Michael McCoy. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32802&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">more information</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Frequently Asked Questions for proposed attendance zone adjustment for SLES, Dove, Cannon&nbsp; </span></div><div>Questions and answers related to the proposed attendance zone adjustment have been posted on the district website. The questions were taken from the recent parent survey offered to those at Cannon Elementary, Dove Elementary and Silver Lake Elementary regarding a plan being considered to adjust attendance zones for those three schools. The plan would alleviate crowding at SLES caused by steady growth in student enrollment. A proposal is scheduled to be recommended to the GCISD Board of Trustees during a meeting on May 7. The recommendation originally was planned for the April 23 meeting, but district leaders delayed to allow the district more time to study parent survey responses and to give parents additional time to review the details of the proposal. Thank you for your feedback. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32723&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Read the FAQs.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><div><div> <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Pickup packets for next year's kindergarten, prekindergarten registration </span></div> <div>Enrollment packets for students who will be entering prekindergarten or kindergarten for the 2012-2013 school year will be available for pickup at each elementary campus, during April 30-May 4, 7:30-3:30 p.m. Completed packets may be returned anytime during the week of April 30-May 4 during regular school hours. Packets may also be pick up and/or returned on Tuesday, May 1, during evening registration/orientation at each campus. During this time, parents and students also may visit the school and meet some of the administrative staff and teachers. This year&#8217;s enrollment process for prekindergarten and kindergarten is different from that of previous years, allowing parents more flexibility to pick up the registration packet, complete the enrollment information and return the packet to the campus.&nbsp; <a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32220&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Find out registration requirements and May 1 times for each school.</a></div>&nbsp;</div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Registration underway for Elementary, Secondary Summer Programs</span><div>Registration for Elementary Summer Enrichment and Secondary Summer Enrichment registration is underway. For more information, visit the <a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31811&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Summer School section of the website</a>.</div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Rachel's Challenge Rally - May 22, 6 p.m.</span> &nbsp;</div><div>Rachel's Challenge Rally will be held at the Mustang-Panther Stadium on May 22 at 6 p.m.. Sponsored by GCISD and the GC Education Foundation, Rachel's Challenge will be a fun and exciting evening to celebrate and congratulate students throughout the District who have made the commitment to kindness and compassion and who have followed it so diligently. More than 4,000 participants overall are predicted to attend this year, including 900 elementary students, 800 middle school choir members, high school drum lines, and clubs from middle and high schools. The GHS Drill Team will have a donation table at the rally for its annual Kick-a-thon Fundraiser to benefit the Beth DuPertuis Scholarship Fund. This fund has awarded $15,000 in scholarships since 2000. For more information on Rachel&#8217;s Challenge visit <a href="http://www.rachelschallenge.org/" target="_blank">www.rachelschallenge.org</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32736&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank">News from the Schools.</a><a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31801&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank"> </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Other News: </span></div><ul><li><a href="../../../Page/599" target="_blank">GCISD @Our Best </a></li><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Find Us on Facebook </a></li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Follow Us on Twitter </a></li></ul></div></div>&nbsp;</div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:32:03 GMTGCISD FastNews - April 20, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=32629<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">TAKS and STAAR testing next week</span></div><div><div>Students in this year's 10th and 11th grades will take the TAKS test next week. The tests must be passed for graduation and will be used by colleges to determine readiness for higher education. Sophomores will be testing on April 24 (Math), April 26 (Science) and April 27 (Social Studies), while Juniors will be testing on April 25 (Math), April 26 (Science) and April 27(Social Studies). Students taking exit level retests for graduation will take them on April 24, 25, 26 and 27th. Students in third and fourth grades will take the STAAR Math Test on Tuesday, April 24 and the STAAR Reading Test on Wednesday, April 25. Fifth graders will take the STAAR Science Test on Thursday, April 26. STAAR is the new state-mandated assessment. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/20618" target="_blank">More information about STAAR is available here.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Parent meetings set for Two-Way Dual Language Program</span></div><div>Parent informational meetings for the Two-Way Dual Language Program will be held in May at the three GCISD campuses that have the program. Schools with the program are Silver Lake Elementary, Cannon Elementary, and Timberline Elementary. Applications for the Dual Language Program for 2012-2013 will be available at the meetings and accepted beginning Monday, May 21. Registration for incoming kindergarten students who would like to participate in the Two-Way Dual Language Program during the 2012-2013 school year will be held in May. Enrollment in the Two-Way Dual Language Program is open to ALL incoming kindergarten students in the District, as space as available. Currently space is available at Cannon and Timberline elementary schools.</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"></span> </div><p style="font-weight: bold;">Cannon - May 8</p> <ul><li>English meeting: 6-7 PM</li><li>Spanish meeting: 7-7:30</li></ul> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Silver Lake - May 8<br /></p> <ul><li>English meeting: 6-7 PM</li><li>Spanish meeting: 7-7:30</li></ul> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Timberline - May 9 </span><ul><li>English meeting: 6-7 PM</li><li>Spanish meeting: 7-8 PM</li></ul> The Two-Way Dual Language program provides opportunities for students to acquire a second language&nbsp; while maintaining their home language and achieving academic performance at or above grade level. Spanish-speaking and English-speaking students are together in a classroom, and daily instruction is delivered in both Spanish and English. <div><div><!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--><p><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Parent Survey opens next week </span><br />It is that time of year when we ask for your feedback about the experience you and your child have had with the academics and operations at your school and in the district. Your input is used in measuring our progress and ensuring the decisions we make, and the priorities we set, continue to align with the expectations of the families we serve. Spring 2011 was the first year GCISD coordinated a district-wide survey effort to gauge parent satisfaction with its campuses, staff and operations. In previous years, each school conducted individual surveys of parents. The purpose of having a district-wide effort is to streamline the survey process, provide more meaningful data collection and two-way communication, and align with the district&#8217;s LEAD 2021 strategic plan. This year&#8217;s survey will begin next week and will remain open for two weeks. The survey will take approximately 20-25 minutes to complete and all answers will be confidential. We then will share the results with you and outline what changes you can anticipate as a result of your feedback. Please watch for specific survey dates coming next week.</p> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <![endif]--> </div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">GCISD and Rep. Truitt partner on school finance town hall meeting</span></div><div><span>State Rep. Vicki Truitt (R-Keller) and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD are partnering in a town hall meeting to engage local residents, educators, parents and students in a discussion about challenges with the public school finance system. Truitt is organizing the meeting to better understand the concerns of those that she represents in the Legislature. The town hall meeting will be held from 6::30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1, at Cross Timbers Middle School, 2301 Pool Road, Grapevine, TX 76051.<a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32647&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank"> Read the news release for more information.</a><br /></span><div> </div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Nutrition serves spring newsletter</span><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"> to parents</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"></span>GCISD Nutrition Services' parent newsletter, "Around the Plate," is out and you won't want to miss it! In the Spring issue of the newsletter, learn about nationwide program that provides free, nutritious breakfasts for students, see the dates and locations for the Summer Feeding Program, meet the District's new registered dietitian and get some guidelines for storing summer produce. The Nutrition Services website is also a great source of information about food related topics such as ideas for healthy snacks, gardening with children, nutritional data on items served in the school cafeterias, the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs, and food allergens. <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/nutrition_parentnews_spring12.pdf">Download the newsletter here</a>; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//Domain/65" target="_blank">visit the Nutrition Services website</a>.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Earth Day observances get students to think "green"</span></div><div>Earth Day is Sunday, April 22, and schools throughout the district celebrate with a variety of events and activities. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32672&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Check out </a>what some schools did and how the students learned more about recycling, reusing and renewing resources, plus a photo gallery of the Recycled Hat Day contest at Heritage Elementary.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><div> <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Pickup packets for next year's kindergarten, prekindergarten registration </span></div> <div>Enrollment packets for students who will be entering prekindergarten or kindergarten for the 2012-2013 school year will be available for pickup at each elementary campus, during April 30-May 4, 7:30-3:30 p.m. Completed packets may be returned anytime during the week of April 30-May 4 during regular school hours. Packets may also be pick up and/or returned on Tuesday, May 1, during evening registration/orientation at each campus. During this time, parents and students also may visit the school and meet some of the administrative staff and teachers. This year&#8217;s enrollment process for prekindergarten and kindergarten is different from that of previous years, allowing parents more flexibility to pick up the registration packet, complete the enrollment information and return the packet to the campus.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32220&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Find out registration requirements and May 1 times for each school.</a></div>&nbsp;</div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Registration underway for Elementary, Secondary Summer Programs</span><div>Registration for Elementary Summer Enrichment and Secondary Summer Enrichment registration is underway. For more information, visit the <a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31811&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Summer School section of the website</a>.</div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32371&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank">News from the Schools.</a><a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31801&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank"> </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Other News: </span></div><ul><li><a href="../../../Page/599" target="_blank">GCISD @Our Best </a></li><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Find Us on Facebook </a></li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Follow Us on Twitter </a></li></ul></div></div></div> </div></div>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:26:58 GMTGCISD FastNews - April 12, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=32370<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="FastNews " title="FastNews" width="209" height="55" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Join us this afternoon for GCISD's 50th Anniversary Celebration<br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">In 1965, Grapevine and Colleyville schools consolidated and today we are still Building Excellent Schools Together! Join us from 4:30-6:30 p.m. today as we celebrate this 50 year milestone in the rich history of Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. The program includes performances by the CHHS and CHHS bands, announcement of the 50th Anniversary Literary Contest Winners, a special presentation from U.S. Congressman Kenny Marchant, proclamations from both cities, and recognition of former superintendents, board members and others who are present. This will be followed by a reception in the Administration building, and student performances and displays throughout the building. Watch for a special edition of GCISD FastNews tomorrow with photos from the 50th Anniversary Celebration. </span><br /></span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Meet the candidates for Board of Trustees at public forum</span></div><div><div>The public is invited to learn more about those who are on the election ballot for GCISD Board of Trustees at a candidates forum on Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m. at Grapevine High School. Hosted by the GCISD Council of PTAs and moderated by the Tarrant County League of Women Voters, the forum will begin immediately after the GCISD Council of PTAs general meeting and officer election. All candidates have been invited to participate in the debate-style question and answer session, in which they will respond to questions asked by the audience.</div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div> <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Pickup packets for next year's kindergarten, prekindergarten registration </span> </div> <div>Enrollment packets for students who will be entering prekindergarten or kindergarten for the 2012-2013 school year will be available for pickup at each elementary campus, during April 30-May 4, 7:30-3:30 p.m. Completed packets may be returned anytime during the week of April 30-May 4 during regular school hours. Packets may also be pick up and/or returned on Tuesday, May 1, during evening registration/orientation at each campus. During this time, parents and students also may visit the school and meet some of the administrative staff and teachers. This year&#8217;s enrollment process for prekindergarten and kindergarten is different from that of previous years, allowing parents more flexibility to pick up the registration packet, complete the enrollment information and return the packet to the campus.&nbsp; <a href="http://hwww.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32220&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Find out registration requirements and May 1 times for each school.</span></a></div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Leadership changes </span><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">for several campus</span><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">es</span><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"> announced&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"></span></div><div>Several campus leaders have accepted new roles within the district beginning with the 2012-2013 school year. <span style="font-family: Arial;"><u><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32348&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Becky Prentice</a></u> has accepted an opportunity to serve as the Coordinator of Assessment for GCISD. Prentice, who has served the past six years as principal of Colleyville Heritage High School, brings 27 years of experience in classroom and campus administration to her new role in the district. <u><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32464&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Emberly Spillman</a></u>, Coordinator of Alternative Schools (Vista and Bridges), has accepted the position of Director of Counseling. <u><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32464&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Tim Hughes</a></u>, who has been principal of Grapevine Middle School for 12 years, will be moving to the Coordinator of Alternative Schools role. <br /></span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">TxDOT to begin SH 26 pavement overlay on Monday, April 16</span>&nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />TxDOT will begin construction to resurface SH 26 through Colleyville, Hurst, and North Richland Hills on Monday, April 16. The project will consist of pavement milling, pavement repair and an asphalt overlay. During construction, SH 26 will be reduced to one lane each way. Work areas will be limited to approximately two miles and the majority of the work will be completed during daytime off-peak hours (8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) to minimize the inconvenience to the traveling public. The project will encompass SH 26 from John McCain Road to Farm-to-Market Road 1938. The first phase will be from John McCain Road to Glade Road. The seven-mile project is estimated for completion by this fall/winter, dependent on weather.&nbsp; </span><a href="http://httwww.txdot.gov/travel/upcoming_conditions.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">View daily lane closures on the TxDOT website here.</span></a></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Registration underway for Elementary, Secondary Summer Programs</span></div><div><div>Registration for Elementary Summer Enrichment and Secondary Summer Enrichment registration is underway. For more information, visit the <a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31811&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Summer School section of the website</a>.</div><div>&nbsp; <br /><div style="font-weight: bold;">Other News: </div><ul><li><a href="../../../Page/599" target="_blank">GCISD @Our Best </a></li><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Find Us on Facebook </a></li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Follow Us on Twitter </a></li></ul></div></div></div>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:58:20 GMTGCISD FastNews - April 5, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=32266<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="width: 201px; height: 53px;" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">No School Friday,&nbsp; April 6 - Unused Bad Weather Makeup Day</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial Black; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);">Administration Building will be open.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">You are invited to 50th anniversary celebration on April 12, 4:30 p.m.<br /></span><div>Join past and present students, employees, superintendents, board members and community members as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the consolidation of Grapevine and Colleyville school districts. The program will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the GCISD Administration building. At 5:30, the celebration will move inside the Administration building for a reception sponsored by the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation, displays of memorabilia, student exhibits and mini performances Fifty years is a lot of history - come celebrate the district's past, present and future!&nbsp; <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/50thanniversary_flyer.pdf">Download the flyer.</a></div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Required immunizations for middle school students available at schools in April</span><br />GCISD and the Tarrant County Health Department will be hosting an immunization clinic at middle schools in April. All 7th graders will be required to have proof of the the required vaccines prior to the first day of school. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32233&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Read more.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Submit your bid and win the opportunity to throw the first pitch</span></div><div>The GCISD Education Foundation is offering you the opportunity to submit a bid for the First Pitch at the Texas Rangers versus Seattle Mariners game at GCISD's Night with the Ranger, Tuesday, April 10. The winner also will receive four premium seats and a parking pass. <div style="text-align:left">This auction package has benefitted the teachers and students in GCISD with as much as $2,000 is the past. Bids will be accepted through Friday, April 6, 12 noon. Submit your bid via email to Executive Director Janice Kane at <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#106;&#97;&#110;&#105;&#99;&#101;&#46;&#107;&#97;&#110;&#101;&#64;&#103;&#99;&#105;&#115;&#100;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;">janice.kane@gcisd.net</a>.</div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Texas Rangers Night on April 10 for GCISD families</span></div>Texas Rangers are offering $2 reserved seat upper tier tickets on GCISD Night at the Rangers, April 10, or any other Texas Rangers ISD Night in April, May and June. In addition to the Rangers Student Rewards program, family, employees and friends may purchase tickets for the ISD games for a savings of over 40% off regular gate prices. Tickets are available online at <a></a><a href="http://texasrangers.com/isd" target="_blank">texasrangers.com/isd</a>; use the password RangersISD. Game times are 7:05 p.m. but subject to change.&nbsp; On GCISD Night at the Rangers, April 10, the Cross Timbers Jazz Ensemble Choir will perform the National Anthem.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Registration underway for Elementary, Secondary Summer Programs</span><br />Registration for Elementary Summer Enrichment and Secondary Summer Enrichment registration is underway.</div><div>For more information, visit the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31811&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Summer School section of the website</a>.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32085&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32216&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank">News from the Schools.</a><a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31801&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank"> </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;">Other News: </div><ul><li><a href="../../../Page/599" target="_blank">GCISD @Our Best </a></li><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Find Us on Facebook </a></li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Follow Us on Twitter </a></li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:14:21 GMTWEATHER ALERT - April 3, 2012, 1:40 p .m.http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=32271Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:40:58 GMTGCISD FastNews - March 29, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=32137<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><br /><div><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/shannon_tovarGHS.jpg" alt="Shannon Tovar - New GHS Principal " title="Shannon Tovar - New GHS Principal" style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" height="175" width="125" align="left" /><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-weight: bold;">GCISD welcomes new Principal of Grapevine High School</span><br />Veteran educator and campus administrator Shannon Tovar has been selected to join GCISD as principal of Grapevine High School. She currently serves as principal of Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy in Dallas ISD. The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board of Trustees approved hiring Tovar at the March 26 meeting.<br /> <br />"Shannon Tovar is a great addition to the GCISD team and GHS community," said Dr. Robin Ryan, Superintendent. "Her strong background in increasing student achievement and vision for designing engaging, relevant instruction for learning, coupled with her collaborative leadership style and ability to build relationships, are a perfect match with the goals of the school and the district. We are excited to welcome Shannon to GCISD and look forward to continuing the long-standing legacy of GHS with her at the helm." <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32114&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Read more.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/50th_logo.jpg" alt="50th Anniversary " title="50th Anniversary" height="138" width="150" align="left" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You are invited to 50th anniversary celebration</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-weight: bold;">on April 12</span></div><div>Join past and present students, employees, superintendents, board members and community members as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the consolidation of Grapevine and Colleyville school districts. In April 1962, the community voted, and the two districts became Grapevine Consolidated District. It wasn't until 1975, that the district became known as Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District.</div><div>The program will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the GCISD Administration building. At 5:30, the celebration will move inside the Administration building for a reception sponsored by the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation, displays of memorabilia, student exhibits and mini performances. Please spread the word of this event and if you have photos from the past that you'd like us to share on our 50th Anniversary website and on Facebook, please email them to <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#117;&#98;&#108;&#105;&#99;&#105;&#110;&#102;&#111;&#114;&#109;&#97;&#116;&#105;&#111;&#110;&#64;&#103;&#99;&#105;&#115;&#100;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;">publicinformation@gcisd.net</a>. If there are people in the the photos, please provide the names and any other information you know about the location, event, etc. Fifty years is a lot of history - come celebrate the district's past, present and future!&nbsp; <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/50thanniversary_flyer.pdf">Download the flyer.</a>&nbsp;</div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-weight: bold;">Board votes to delay implementing 15 percent end-of-course rule</span><br />GCISD's Board of Trustees approved a resolution during the regular meeting in March that delays the use of scores from the new State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) in students&#8217; final grades for the 2011-2012 school year only. The resolution suspends the portion of the Board Policy EIA(LOCAL) requiring the new state-mandated ninth grade end-of-course assessments to account for 15 percent of a student's final grade. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32052&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Get all the details and find out how the resolution affects students.</a><br /><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Required immunizations for middle school students available at schools in April</span></div><div><div>GCISD and the Tarrant County Health Department will be hosting an immunization clinic at the following schools for students in the&nbsp;6th grade:</div><ul><li>Colleyville Middle School - Tuesday, April 10, 9 a.m.</li><li>Heritage Middle School - Tuesday, April 10, 9 a.m.</li><li>Cross Timbers Middle School - Thursday, April 11, 9 a.m.</li><li>Grapevine Middle School - Thursday, April 11, 9 a.m.</li></ul><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/403" target="_blank">Find out more on the Health Services section of the website.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Texas Rangers Night on April 10 for GCISD families</span></div><div>Texas Rangers are offering $2 reserved seat upper tier tickets on GCISD Night at the Rangers, April 10, or any other Texas Rangers ISD Night in April, May and June. In addition to the Rangers Student Rewards program, family, employees and friends may purchase tickets for the ISD games for a savings of over 40% off regular gate prices. Tickets are available online at <a href="http://texasrangers.com/isd" target="_blank">texasrangers.com/isd</a>; use the password RangersISD. Game times are 7:05 p.m. but subject to change.&nbsp; On GCISD Night at the Rangers, April 10, the Cross Timbers Jazz Ensemble Choir will perform the National Anthem.&nbsp;<a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/texasrangers_isdnights.pdf">Download the Texas Rangers ISD Nights flyer for more details.</a><a href="../../../cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/texasrangers_isdnights.pdf"> </a></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Nominate your "Top Teacher"</span></div><div>Fort Worth, Texas magazine is looking for the top teachers in the area as nominated by students, parents, other teachers, school officials and anyone else who wishes to participate. The magazine will recognize 21 independent school districts and area private schools in a feature article planned for publication in August. The teachers featured will be selected on the number of votes/nominations. Make your nomination through May 1 by visiting <a href="http://www.fwtx.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fwtx.com</a> and selecting Top Teachers.</div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-weight: bold;">Record destruction schedule set by state regulations</span><br />Consistent with the notification requirements set forth in federal and state regulations regarding the destruction of confidential records, Special Education records for students withdrawn or graduated on or before May 2004, will be destroyed April 12, 2012 (34 CFR 300.624). If you have any questions about this process or about student specific records, you may contact personnel at GCISD&#8217;s Special Services Department at 817-251-5533.</div><div>&nbsp;<div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Mark Your Calendar</span></div><div>April 6 - Bad Weather Makeup Day, no school (unless we use a bad weather day between now and then)</div><div>April 12- 50th Anniversary Celebration, 4:30-6:30 p.m., GCISD Administration Building</div><div>May 22 - Rachel's Challenge Rally, 6 p.m., Mustang-Panther Stadium</div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=32085&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank">News from the Schools.</a><a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31801&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank"> </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;">Other News: </div><ul><li><a href="../../../Page/599" target="_blank">GCISD @Our Best </a></li><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Find Us on Facebook </a></li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Follow Us on Twitter </a></li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:51:45 GMTGCISD FastNews - March 22, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=31969<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="width: 211px; height: 54px;" /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Students to take STAAR next week </span></div><div>State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) will be administered to students in 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 next week. Testing for 9th graders will be on Monday (Writing) and Tuesday (Reading). The freshman class of 2011&#8211;2012 is the first class to have End of Course assessments as part of their graduation requirements. The complete schedule for the week is:</div><div><ul><li>3/26/2012 STAAR - English I Writing, Grade 9</li><li>3/27/2012 STAAR - Math, Grade 5</li><li>3/27/2012 STAAR - English I Reading, Grade 9</li><li>3/27/2012 STAAR - Writing Grades 4,7 Day One</li><li>3/28/2012 STAAR - Reading Grades 5, 8</li><li>3/28/2012 STAAR - Writing Grades 4, 7 Day Two</li><li>3/29/2012 STAAR - Math Grade 8 </li></ul></div><div>STAAR assessments are federally and state mandated assessments in the subjects of reading, math, science, writing and social studies. The new assessments, which will be phased in as a replacement for TAKS, measure a broader range of achievement with standards vertically aligned across grades. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/20618" target="_blank">STAAR Resources </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">ACT and SAT test practices next two Saturdays </span></div><div>The GHS sophomore class council is hosting a practice SAT test&nbsp; on this Saturday, March 24, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m., and a practice ACT test next Saturday, March 31, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Each test costs $20. Forms and additional information are available through teachers <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#99;&#97;&#115;&#115;&#105;&#101;&#46;&#100;&#117;&#98;&#111;&#105;&#115;&#64;&#103;&#99;&#105;&#115;&#100;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;">Cassie DuBois</a> or <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#100;&#111;&#110;&#110;&#97;&#46;&#101;&#110;&#103;&#108;&#105;&#115;&#104;&#64;&#103;&#99;&#105;&#115;&#100;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;">Donna English</a>. Forms will be accepted until the Friday afternoon before each test.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Two middle school principals announce retirement plans&nbsp; </span></div><div>Two long-time middle school principals have announced plans to retire at the end of the current school year. Colleyville Middle School Principal Toni Thalken and Cross Timbers Middle School Principal Linda Tidmore announced their retirements at staff meetings on Wednesday. Dr. Robin Ryan, GCISD Superintendent, said Thalken and Tidmore have been exemplary leaders and educators throughout their years of service to their students, teachers, families and stakeholders. Both principals are well-respected in their school communities and among their colleagues, and the success of their students has been the primary focus during their careers. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31913&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">Read more about the principals. </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Texas Rangers Night on April 10 for GCISD families</span></div><div>Texas Rangers are offering $2 reserved seat upper tier tickets on GCISD Night at the Rangers, April 10, or any other Texas Rangers ISD Night in April, May and June. In addition to the Rangers Student Rewards program, family, employees and friends may purchase tickets for the ISD games for a savings of over 40% off regular gate prices. Tickets are available online at <a href="http://texasrangers.com/isd" target="_blank">texasrangers.com/isd</a>; use the password RangersISD. Game times are 7:05 p.m. but subject to change.&nbsp; On GCISD Night at the Rangers, April 10, the Cross Timbers Jazz Ensemble Choir will perform the National Anthem. <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/texasrangers_isdnights.pdf">Download the Texas Rangers ISD Nights flyer for more details. </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Registration underway for summer enrichment</span></div><div>Summer Enrichment for elementary students began on March 19 and registration for Secondary Summer Enrichment begins on Monday, March 26. Brochures and registration are both available online at on the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/755" target="_blank">Summer School </a>section of the website. Check out the website OR "Like" the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grapevine-Colleyville-ISD-Summer-Programs/154909391277365" target="_blank">Summer Programs Facebook page</a> for regular updates and news about the classes offered.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Mark Your Calendar</span></div><div>April 6 - Bad Weather Makeup Day, no school (unless we use a bad weather day between now and then)</div><div>April 12- 50th Anniversary Celebration, 4:30-6:30 p.m., GCISD Administration Building</div><div>May 22 - Rachel's Challenge Rally, 6 p.m., Mustang-Panther Stadium</div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31801&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank">News from the Schools. </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Other News: </span></div><ul><li><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599" target="_blank">GCISD @Our Best </a></li><li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Find Us on Facebook </a></li><li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Follow Us on Twitter </a></li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:40:52 GMTGCISD FastNews - March 8, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=31736<div align="center"><img title="GCISD FastNews" alt="GCISD FastNews " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" width="250" height="66" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div align="center"><img title="Spring Break" alt="Spring Break " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/springbreak_sm.jpg" width="400" height="188" /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial Black"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">SPECIAL WEATHER NOTICE</span><br />All outdoor athletic events for tonight are cancelled.</div><div><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Spring open houses continue tonight for Texas Public Schools Week </span></div><div><div> Our elementary school campuses are having their Spring Open House tonight. Despite the rain and the chilly temperatures, we encourage parents to visit their school to see all of the wonderful things students and faculty have been doing this semester. </div> <ul><li>Bear Creek Elementary- 6-7:30 p.m.</li><li>Bransford Elementary- 6-7:30 p.m</li><li>Cannon Elementary- 6-7:30 p.m.</li><li>Colleyville Elementary- 6-7:30 p.m.</li><li>Dove Elementary- 5:30-7 p.m.</li><li>Glenhope Elementary- 6-7 p.m.&nbsp;</li><li>Grapevine Elementary- 6-7 p.m.</li><li>Heritage Elementary-6-7:30 p.m.</li><li>O.C. Taylor Elementary 6-7 p.m.</li><li>Silver Lake Elementary-6-7:30 p.m.</li><li>Timberline Elementary- 6:30-7:30 p.m.</li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">GHS students showcase talents throughout the world this spring</span></div><div><strong>GHS choir students to perform in Italy</strong></div><div>For many, Italy is a dream destination filled with delectable food, intriguing culture and a rich history. Some members of the Grapevine High School Choir program, however, see Italy as their next stage. GHS students will join members of the L.D. Bell High School Blue Raider Choir in Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD for a joint performance tour in three locations across Italy, ranging from a 10th Century sanctuary to St. Peters Square.</div><div>GHS Choir Director Patrick Antinone organized the trip, which was booked through an international tour company. Antinone, who has facilitated student groups abroad before, believes this trip will be one of the most rewarding experiences for his choir students. Read more about the tour.&nbsp; The GHS Choir will be posting photos and updates throughout their trip. You can follow their travel journal at this blog: <a href="http://ow.ly/9uFrp" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/9uFrp</a>.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>GHS band heads west to California </strong></div><div>Members of the GHS bands just won't be California dreaming - they'll actually be there! The GHS Mustang Band will travel to Los Angeles and San Diego on March 21-25 to showcase their musical talents, when all GHS concert bands perform in a band contest/festival during the trip.. Students will also have an educational experience that exposes the band students to some of the many geographical, historical and cultural areas around the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Change in date for 8th grade STAAR math</span></div><div>Eighth grade students will take the Math STAAR on <span style="font-weight: bold">Thursday, March 29</span>, instead of Tuesday, March 27. Students participating in the Math STAAR include 8th grade students enrolled in 8th grade math (Regular and PAP), and any student enrolled in 7th grade accelerated math, regardless of grade level. Middle school students taking Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II will not participate in the 8th grade math STAAR. The students taking high school math courses will take the end-of-course exam associated with the math course. Additional information will be provided by the schools. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/20618" target="_blank">STAAR resources</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Six candidates file for open Board places</span><br />Six candidates have filed for a place on the May 12 ballot for the GCISD Board of Trustees election. GCISD voters will have an opportunity to vote for board members to serve in Places 1 and 2.&nbsp;Early Voting begins on April 30 and ends on May 8.&nbsp;Candidates are elected to three-year terms, are unpaid and do not represent specific geographic areas. <strong style="font-weight: normal">Candidates on the ballot include:</strong> Kimberley Barber Davis - Place; Julia Guzman-Henderson - Place 1; Rick Hinckley - Place 1; Becky St. John- Place 2 (Incumbent); Gary Harrison-Ducros - Place 2; and Michael McCoy - Place 2. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31644&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">More election information is available here.</a></div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Summer programs have something for every student</span><br /><div>Registration for summer programs will be available after Spring Break. Programs are innovative, interesting and fun, there are high school courses for credit, enrichment courses for fun, Academy courses for boosting skills, and ESL/Bilingual courses for language acquisition. For information as it becomes available, visit the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/752" target="_blank">Summer School section</a> of the webiste or go to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003321646003" target="_blank">Summer School Facebook page</a>.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Mark Your Calendar</span></div><div>March 20-28 - GCISD Student Art Show </div><div>April 6 - Bad Weather Makeup Day, no school (unless we use a bad weather day between now and then)</div><div>April 12- 50th Anniversary Celebration, 4:30-6:30 p.m., GCISD Administration Building</div><div>May 22 - Rachel's Challenge Rally, 6 p.m., Mustang-Panther Stadium</div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Nominate your "Top Teacher"</span></div><div><span style="font-style: italic">Fort Worth, Texas</span> magazine is looking for the top teachers in the area as nominated by students, parents, other teachers, school officials and anyone else who wishes to participate. The magazine will recognize 21 independent school districts and area private schools in a feature article planned for publication in August. The teachers featured will be selected on the number of votes/nominations. Make your nomination through May 1 by visiting <a href="http://www.fwtx.com" target="_blank">http://www.fwtx.com</a> and selecting Top Teachers.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">For more student news and photos, check out</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31739&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank">Around the District</a> and<a href="../../../Page/599" target="_blank">&nbsp; GCISD@Our Best</a></div><div><strong>New this week on GCISD@Our Best ...</strong>.</div><ul><li>GCISD students wow judges at Tarrant County Junior Livestock Show&nbsp; </li><li>CMS Math/Science Team members qualify for State competition&nbsp;</li><li>Dove Elementary students celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday&nbsp; </li><li>Panthers International celebrate Black History Month with performance at CHHS</li><li>CMS Mathcounts Team advances to State competition&nbsp; </li><li>GHS Oral Interpretation Team shines at Harvard Invitational Speech Tournament&nbsp; </li></ul></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank"><img style="width: 106px; height: 35px" title="Facebook" alt="Facebook " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/facebook_logo.jpg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" /></a></div><div><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank"><br /><img style="width: 110px; height: 20px" title="Twitter" alt="Twitter " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/twitter_logo_blue.jpg" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" /></a>&nbsp;</div>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:32:32 GMTGCISD FastNews - March 1, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=31483<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/CTPSlogo_color_72dpi.jpeg" alt="Celebrate Texas Public Schools " title="Celebrate Texas Public Schools" style="width: 189px; height: 154px;" align="left" height="154" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="189" /></span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Celebrate Texas Public Schools Week - March 5-9</span></div><div>&nbsp;GCISD campuses will join students and educators across the state in celebrating Texas Public Schools Week from March 5-9 with a variety of activities. As part of this celebration, parents and community members are invited to visit classrooms and participate in open house events to get a first-hand look into the educational activities in GCISD schools. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31482&amp;PageID=1" target="_blank">The schedule of open houses and other campus events for the week is available here.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Campuses select teachers and paraprofessionals of the year<br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Congratulations to the teachers and paraprofessionals who have been selected as their campus or department's employee of the year.They are eligible to be named the District's elementary or secondary teacher of the year or paraprofessional of the year. All will be recognized at the Employee Appreciation Reception in May at the Grapevine Convention Center, where the District winners will be announced. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31528&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">View the names of the Campus Teachers of the Year and Campus Paraprofessionals of the Year.</a></span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">No Child Left Behind Report Cards available</span></div><div>No Child Left Behind Report Cards are available for GCISD, each school and the state as a whole and a <a href="http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=2147493710&amp;menu_id=798" target="_blank">link to the report cards</a> is available on the district's website in the <a href="../../../page/154" target="_blank">Assessment, Research and Evaluation department's section</a>. The primary function of NCLB is to close the achievement gap between groups of students by requiring greater accountability and offering increased flexibility and choice. The NCLB Act affects almost every school district and charter school in the state.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">No early release on March 7 </span><br /><div>GCISD&#8217;s 2011-2012 Early Release Calendar shows March 7, 2012, as a day when high school students are dismissed early after completion of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). Students in grades 10 and 11 will still take the English/Language Arts TAKS on March 7; that day, however, is <strong>no longer an early release day</strong> and a <strong>modified schedule will be in place for all students</strong>, including those in grades 9 and 12. Students in grades 10 and 11 should arrive on their campus by 8:35 a.m. on March 7 to begin the TAKS.&nbsp;Those in grades 9 and 12 should arrive by 11:50 a.m. to be counted as present in compliance with state attendance laws.&nbsp;The state requires that students are in attendance a minimum of four hours.&nbsp; Please check your <a href="../../..//site/Default.aspx?PageID=887">high school website </a>for specific information about&nbsp; lunch, transportation and the&nbsp; modified class schedule.</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;</span><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/50th_logo.jpg" alt="50th anniversary logo " title="50th anniversary logo" align="left" height="138" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="150" />GCISD planning 50th anniversary celebration</span></div><div>In 1962 the Grapevine and Colleyville school districts consolidated to form Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District.&nbsp; A 50th anniversary celebration is set for April 12 to celebrate this event and all past and present students, employees, superintendents, board members and community members are invited to attend. The program will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the GCISD Administration building. At 5:30, the celebration will move inside the Administration building for a reception sponsored by the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation, displays of memorabilia, student exhibits and mini performances. Please spread the word of this event and if you have photos from the past that you'd like us to share on our 50th Anniversary website and on Facebook, please email them to <a href="../../../site/mailtpublicinformation@gcisd.net">publicinformation@gcisd.net</a>. If there are people in the the photos, please provide the names and any other information you know about the location, event, etc.</div><div>&nbsp;</div></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">March 5 last day to file for May Board election </span></div></div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"></span><div> </div><div>Those interested in having their names on the ballot for the May 12 GCISD Board of Trustees election have through March 5 to file the elections paperwork. GCISD voters will have an opportunity to vote for Board members to serve in Places 1 and 2 during early voting April 30-May 8 and on Election Day, May 12. Four GCISD patrons have filed -&nbsp; Kimberley Barber Davis and Julia Guzman-Henderson have filed for Place 1; Becky St. John, incumbent, and Gary Harrison-Ducros have filed for Place 2. For more information, please call 817-251-5501.</div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=599" target="_blank"></a></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">For more student news and photos, check out </span><a href="../../../Page/599" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">GCISD@Our Best</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">New this week ....</span></div><ul><li>Colleyville Middle School student advances to State Geography Bee </li><li>GHS Oral Interpretation Team shines at Harvard Invitational Speech Tournament <br /></li><li>CHHS wrestler takes home State title</li></ul></div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank"><img xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" alt="" 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/></a>&nbsp;</div>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:00:49 GMTGCISD FastNews - Feb. 23, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=31310<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" width="250" height="66" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">STAAR - The Next Generation for state assessments</span></div><div>The new standardized testing program begins this year and will be phased in, as the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) is phased out. Beginning in March, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) will be administered to students in grades 3 through 8,&nbsp; and to high school students enrolled in courses associated with an end-of-course exam. For this year's freshman class, STAAR end-of-course exams will be included in a student's graduation requirements. In addition to completing required coursework, students are required to meet standards on end-of-course exams in order to earn a high school diploma.&nbsp; For the 2011-2012 school year, students in grades 10 and 11 will continue to participate in the TAKS assessments and will not participate in the STAAR assessments. Students in grades 10 and higher as of the 2011-2012 school year will continue to have TAKS as their graduation requirement. If you have questions about the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=20618">STAAR assessments </a>your child will take, please contact one of the counselors on the campus, the assistant principal or the principal.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">No early release on March 7 </span><br /><div>GCISD&#8217;s 2011-2012 Early Release Calendar shows March 7, 2012, as a day when high school students are dismissed early after completion of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). Students in grades 10 and 11 will still take the English/Language Arts TAKS on March 7; that day, however, is <strong>no longer an early release day</strong> and a <strong>modified schedule will be in place for all students</strong>, including those in grades 9 and 12. Students in grades 10 and 11 should arrive on their campus by 8:35 a.m. on March 7 to begin the TAKS.&nbsp;Those in grades 9 and 12 should arrive by 11:50 a.m. to be counted as present in compliance with state attendance laws.&nbsp;The state requires that students are in attendance a minimum of four hours.&nbsp; Please check your <a href="../../..//site/Default.aspx?PageID=887">high school website </a>for specific information about&nbsp; lunch, transportation and the&nbsp; modified class schedule.</div><div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">GCISD planning 50th anniversary celebration</span></div><div>In 1962 the Grapevine and Colleyville school districts consolidated to form Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District.&nbsp; A 50th anniversary celebration is set for April 12 to celebrate this event and all past and present students, employees, superintendents, board members and community members are invited to attend. The program will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the GCISD Administration building. At 5:30, the celebration will move inside the Administration building for a reception sponsored by the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation, displays of memorabilia, student exhibits and mini performances. Please spread the word of this event and if you have photos from the past that you'd like us to share on our 50th Anniversary website and on Facebook, please email them to <a href="mailtpublicinformation@gcisd.net">publicinformation@gcisd.net</a>. If there are people in the the photos, please provide the names and any other information you know about the location, event, etc.</div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">March 5 last day to file for May Board election </span><div> </div><div>Those interested in having their names on the ballot for the May 12 GCISD Board of Trustees election have through March 5 to file the elections paperwork. GCISD voters will have an opportunity to vote for Board members to serve in Places 1 and 2 during early voting April 30-May 8 and on Election Day, May 12. Three GCISD patrons have filed -&nbsp; Becky St. John, incumbent, has filed for Place 2; Kimberley Barber Davis and Julia Guzman-Henderson have filed for Place 1. For more information, please call 817-251-5501.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=31296&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank">News about the schools. </a></div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="data:image/png;base64,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" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank"><img title="Twitter" alt="Twitter " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/ico_twitter_sm.gif" width="32" height="32" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div></div><div></div>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:35:30 GMTGCISD FastNews - Feb. 16, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=31157<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" width="250" height="66" /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Two-day break for students next week </span></div><div>Students will be out of school on Monday, Feb. 20, for the Presidents Day Holiday, and Tuesday, Feb. 21, for a professional learning day for staff. School will resume with a regular schedule on Wednesday, Feb. 22.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">No early release on March 7</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span> <br /><div>GCISD&#8217;s 2011-2012 Early Release Calendar shows March 7, 2012, as a day when high school students are dismissed early after completion of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). Students in grades 10 and 11 will still take the English/Language Arts TAKS on March 7; that day, however, is <strong>no longer an early release day</strong> and a <strong>modified schedule will be in place for all students</strong>, including those in grades 9 and 12. Students in grades 10 and 11 should arrive on their campus by 8:35 a.m. on March 7 to begin the TAKS.&nbsp;Those in grades 9 and 12 should arrive by 11:50 a.m. to be counted as present in compliance with state attendance laws.&nbsp;The state requires that students are in attendance a minimum of four hours.&nbsp; Please check your <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=887">high school website </a>for specific information about&nbsp; lunch, transportation and the&nbsp; modified class schedule.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">GCISD planning 50th anniversary celebration</span></div><div>In 1962 the Grapevine and Colleyville school districts consolidated to form Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District.&nbsp; A 50th anniversary celebration is set for April 12 to celebrate this event and all past and present students, employees, superintendents, board members and community members are invited to attend. The program will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the GCISD Administration building. At 5:30, the celebration will move inside the Administration building for a reception sponsored by the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation, displays of memorabilia, student exhibits and mini performances. Please spread the word of this event and if you have photos from the past that you'd like us to share on our 50th Anniversary website and on Facebook, please email them to <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#117;&#98;&#108;&#105;&#99;&#105;&#110;&#102;&#111;&#114;&#109;&#97;&#116;&#105;&#111;&#110;&#64;&#103;&#99;&#105;&#115;&#100;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;">publicinformation@gcisd.net</a>. If there are people in the the photos, please provide the names and any other information you know about the location, event, etc.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Elementary enrichment art contest winners selected </span></div><div>Manasa Sripati, 4th grader at Heritage Elementary School, submitted the artwork that will be used on the front cover of the Elementary Summer Enrichment guide, and artwork by Annemarie Martin, 5th grader at Cannon Elementary School, was selected for use on the inside cover of the printed guide. The theme is &#8220;Enriching Students One Class at a Time.&#8221;&nbsp; The two students will be recognized in the printed course guide and also at an upcoming meeting of the GCISD Board of Trustees.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599">Check out the winning artwork on GCSD@Our Best.</a></div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Employee, students and education foundation honored at Chamber banquet </span></div><div>GCISD had five winners at the Colleyville Area Chamber Awards on January 28. Congratulations to Youth of Year - Alyshah Aziz, GHS, Nathan Weller, GHS; Employee of Year - Terie Wied, CTMS; Organization of Year - Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation. The Colleyville Chamber Awards, in it's 36th year, pay tribute to invididuals, organizations and businesses who have "gone above and beyond" expectations for the Chamber and the community.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">High school enrichment planned for summer</span></div><div>This summer, high school students have an opportunity to experience art, cooking and visits to colleges to help them make informed educational decisions about their future. Opportunities include art-related excursions to in DFW and Chicago, visits to colleges and other points of interest in Colorado and Texas, and a culinary arts tour. Registration begins in March. For more information and QR code links to the specifics of each course, <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/secondary_enrichment.pdf">please download this flyer.<br /></a></div>&nbsp;</div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599"></a><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">March 5 last day to file for May Board election </span><div> </div><div>Those interested in having their names on the ballot for the May 12 GCISD Board of Trustees election have through March 5 to file the elections paperwork. GCISD voters will have an opportunity to vote for Board members to serve in Places 1 and 2 during early voting April 30-May 8 and on Election Day, May 12. Three GCISD patrons have filed -&nbsp; Becky St. John, incumbent, has filed for Place 2; Kimberley Barber Davis and Julia Guzman-Henderson have filed for Place 1. For more information, please call 817-251-5501.</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">School finance website helps inform Texans </span></div><div><a href="http://CRCSTX.org" target="_blank">CRCSTX.org</a> is a grassroots website designed to inform and mobilize Texans about the state school finance system which is affecting the classroom and YOUR students. You may visit the website to learn more about how the current school finance system affects students, check out myths and facts about the system, find out how much&nbsp; to monitor news headlines and to sign up to receive emails about how Revenue Contributing Schools are working to benefit all Texas students.</div><div>&nbsp;</div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">For more student news and photos, check out </span><a href="../../../Page/599" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">GCISD@Our Best</span></a></div><div>New this week ....</div><div><ul><li>Elementary enrichment art contest winners selected </li><li>CMS wins sweepstakes at first annual TMSCA Math/Science Tournament </li><li>Heritage Elementary students raise money for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society&nbsp; </li></ul></div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div></div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank"><img xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" alt="" src="data:image/png;base64,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" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank"><img xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" title="Twitter" alt="Twitter " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/ico_twitter_sm.gif" width="32" height="32" /></a>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:49:05 GMTGCISD FastNews - Feb. 9, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=31021<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" width="250" height="66" /></div><div><div><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">All National Merit semifinalists advance to finalist standing </span> </div> <div> All 13 Grapevine-Colleyville ISD National Merit Semifinalists have advanced to finalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. Of the 13 finalists, ten attend Colleyville Heritage High School and three attend Grapevine High School. The National Merit Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Based on their abilities, skills and accomplishments, the GCISD National Merit Finalists are eligible for Merit Scholarship&#174; awards. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CHHS National Merit Semifinalists</span><br /><div><ul><li>Rajiv Varma Alluri of Euless, </li><li>John Bolaji<br /></li><li>Rahim Gokal </li><li>Andrew Colin Hohertz </li><li>Shih-Yung Huang </li><li>Matthew Ryan McClure </li><li>Devkumar G. Nagrani </li><li>Eun Ji (Jinny) Seo</li><li>Jennifer Nicole Wray </li><li>Zirui Xiao </li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">GHS National Merit Semifinalists</span><br /><ul><li>Lea Coligado</li><li>Chrishelle Patterson</li><li>Reilly Anne Simon</li></ul></div> </div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Three candidates file for May Board election </span></div><div> </div><div>Three GCISD patrons have filed paperwork to have their names on the ballot for the May 12 GCISD Board of Trustees election. Becky St. John, incumbent, has filed for Place 2; Kimberley Barber Davis and Julia Guzman-Henderson have filed for Place 1. GCISD voters will have an opportunity to vote for Board members to serve in Places 1 and 2 during early voting April 30-May 8 and on Election Day, May 12. Candidates may file for a place on the ballot through March 5 at the GCISD Administration Building, 3051 Ira E. Woods Avenue, Grapevine. Trustees serve three-year terms in at-large positions and receive no compensation for their service. A candidate must be a qualified voter, a United States citizen, 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled, never convicted of a felony, and never determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court. In addition, an individual seeking election must have been a resident of the state for 12 months and a resident of the district six months prior to the filing deadline. For more information, please call 817-251-5501.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Students get a two-day break from school week of Feb. 20</span><br />In observance of Presidents Day, students and staff will have no school on Monday, Feb. 20. District offices will be open. On Tuesday, Feb. 21, students will have an additional day off for a scheduled professional learning day. Students return to school at the regular time on Wednesday, Feb. 22.</div><div>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Arial Black;"> <br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30977&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank">News from the schools</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">For more student news and photos, check out </span><a href="../../../Page/599" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">GCISD@Our Best</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"> <br /></span></div><div>New this week ....</div></div><div><ul><li>Five GHS students headed to State DECA competition <br /></li><li>CHHS student group raises money for Guatemala </li><li>GCISD students advance to State competition for Workplace Skills Assessment Program </li></ul><p><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Video Showcase</span><br />For the latest news around the District in video format, check out the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=600">Video on Demand section</a> of the GCISD website.<br /></p></div>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMTGCISD FastNews - Timeline adjusted for implementation of middle school College Readiness courseshttp://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=30942<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Timeline adjusted for implementation of middle school College Readiness courses<br /></span></div><div>In response to parent feedback and our desire to ensure that all families are well informed about this initiative, district leaders have adjusted the implementation schedules for the new middle school course structure. The move to College Readiness courses will go into effect for the 2013-2014 school year and will begin in sixth and seventh grades, with phase-in to eighth grade in the following year. Adjusting the timeline will allow for continued professional development with a particular focus on classroom differentiation.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Parents are invited to an informational meeting to discuss changes to the middle school course structure as it relates to the district's LEAD 2021 strategic plan. Superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan and members of the district's instructional leadership team will be on hand to provide historical information about the program and vision for the future, an explanation of the College Readiness courses and curriculum, and the process of transitioning to the new structure. Time will be provided for questions and answers.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>A list of <a href="../../../Page/21660" target="_blank">Frequently Asked Questions</a>, along with <a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30825&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">information</a> about the course structure change and <a href="../../../Page/228" target="_blank">required sixth-grade courses</a>, is available on the district website. Questions and responses are being added regularly to the FAQs.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The meeting is scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, February 6, in the Panther Den at the GCISD Professional Development and Education Center, 5800 Colleyville Blvd. in Colleyville.</div>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:25:26 GMTGCISD FastNews - Feb. 5, 2012 Special Editionhttp://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=30913<div></div><div><div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Meeting Reminder:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">District leaders to host meeting to discuss sixth-grade courses<br /></span></div><div>Parents are invited to an informational meeting to discuss changes to the sixth-grade course structure as it relates to the district's LEAD 2021 strategic plan. Superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan and members of the district's instructional leadership team will be on hand to provide historical information about the program and vision for the future, an explanation of the College Readiness courses and curriculum, and the process of transitioning to the new structure. Time will be provided for questions and answers.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>A list of <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/21660" target="_blank">Frequently Asked Questions</a>, along with <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30825&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">information</a> about the course structure change and <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/228" target="_blank">required sixth-grade courses</a>, is available on the district website. Questions and responses are being added regularly to the FAQs.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The meeting is scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, February 6, in the Panther Den at the GCISD Professional Development and Education Center, 5800 Colleyville Blvd. in Colleyville.</div><div>&nbsp;</div>&nbsp;</div>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:45:45 GMTGCISD FastNews - Feb. 2, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=30857<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">New nutrition guidelines focus on healthy food choices for students </span></div><div>The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released new guidelines for school nutrition standards that provide for healthier food options for students. School districts are encouraged to implement the new guidelines as soon as possible, something that will be less of a challenge for GCISD since many of the standards are already part of the menus.The guidelines focus on increasing fruits and vegetables, whole grain-rich foods, and fat-free or low-fat milk varieties; limiting calories; and reducing saturated fat, trans fats and sodium. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30834&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">more about GCISD's nutritional standards</a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">GCISD Middle School Program incorporating stronger College Readiness Focus&nbsp;</span></div><div>Parents of middle school students are invited to attend a meeting on Monday, Feb. 6, that will provide information about recent changes to the middle school curriculum structure. The meeting will be held in the Panther Den of the PDEC, 5800 Colleyville Blvd, Colleyville, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The changes are designed to bring the middle school program into alignment with the district&#8217;s LEAD 2021 strategic plan to increase the depth of learning, increase student performance and prepare every student for university-level work. Monday's meeting will be videotaped and posted on the GCISD website. District staff is working on a Frequently Asked Questions that will also be posted on the website. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30825&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">more information</a><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30825&amp;PageID=598" target="_parent"> </a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">GCISD students participate in National Signing Day&nbsp; </span></div><div>Seven athletes from Colleyville Heritage High School and six from Grapevine High School signed letters of intent to college-level athletics during National Signing Day on Feb. 1.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30856&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">more information and photos</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Board candidate filing underway; election set for May 12 &nbsp;</span></div><div>GCISD's Board of Trustees election has been set for May 12, 2012, with early voting April 30-May 8. Three-year terms expire for places 1&amp; 2 of the Board of Trustees. Charlie Warner serves in Place 1 and Becky St. John serves in Place 2.&nbsp;Beginning on Jan. 30, candidates for the Board of Trustees may pick up information packets at the Administration Building, 3051 Ira E. Woods Avenue, Grapevine. Candidates may file for a place on the ballot February 4-March 5. Trustees serve three-year terms in at-large positions. They receive no compensation for their service. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30793&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">candidate qualifications and elections calendar &nbsp;</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Early Release for secondary schools next week</span></div><div>Middle school and high school students will be released from school early on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the following times:</div><ul><li>6-8 grade - 12:10 p.m.</li><li>9-12 grade - 12:45 p.m. </li></ul><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><br />Mark Your Calendar</span></div><ul><li>Presidents Day Holiday for schools - Monday, Feb. 20</li><li>Professional Learning Day/No school for students - Tuesday, Feb. 21</li><li>Board Meeting - Monday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m.</li><li>High School Early Release - March 7, 1:45 p.m.<br /></li><li>Spring Break - March 12-16<br /></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Free immunization clinic set for children </span></div><div>If your child (age two months-18 years) needs immunizations, you may want to take advantage of a free immunization clinic on Thursday, Feb. 9, 5-7 p.m., at the Pat May Center, 1849 B Central Drive, Bedford, TX, 76022. Parents of sixth grade students, please remember that your child must receive the meningococcal and varicella (chicken pox) vaccinations before beginning 7th grade. <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/freechildhood_immunizations.pdf">more details about the free clinic </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30831&amp;PageID=19969" target="_blank">News from the schools</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Check out <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599" target="_blank">GCISD@Our Best</a> for more student news and photos</span></div><div>New this week ....</div><ul><li>Cannon Elementary students celebrate "100 Days at Cannon"&nbsp; </li><li>HMS Dance Team wins sweepstakes&nbsp; </li><li>Dove 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/></a><br /></p>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:21:08 GMTGCISD FastNews - Jan. 30, 2012 Special Editionhttp://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=30801<div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">District leaders to host meeting to discuss sixth-grade curriculum<br /></span></div><div>Parents are invited to an informational meeting to discuss changes to the sixth-grade curriculum structure as it relates to the district's LEAD 2021 strategic plan. Superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan and members of the district's instructional leadership team will be on hand to provide historical information about the program and vision for the future, an explanation of the College Readiness courses and curriculum, and the process of transitioning to the new structure. Time will be provided for questions and answers.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The meeting is scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, February 6, in the Panther Den at the GCISD Professional Development and Education Center, 5800 Colleyville Blvd. in Colleyville.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:22:36 GMTGCISD FastNews - Jan. 26,2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=30701<a href="http://www.chhspanthertheatre.org" target="_blank"></a><div style="text-align: center;"> <img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" width="250" height="66" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Calendar change approved by Board</span><br />The first bad weather makeup day in the 2012-2013 Student-Teacher Calendar has been moved from April 1 to March 29 to accommodate the administration of the state English I STAAR test. The revision to the 2012-2013 Student-Teacher Calendar was approved by the Board of Trustees at the regular meeting on Jan. 23. The state testing calendar had not been finalized at the time the 2012-2013 calendar was approved by the Board in December. No other calendared dates have been affected. The revised calendar has been posted in the Calendar section of the website under Find it Fast, and it has been changed on the District's web calendar.<a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/2012_13_calendar_rev.pdf"> Download a .pdf copy of the revised calendar</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial Black;"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/bondmascot.jpg" alt="bond mascot " title="bond mascot" style="width: 97px; height: 127px;" vspace="3" hspace="3" align="left" />Bond program Bid Package 3 work underway</span></div><div>Preliminary site work has begun at three campuses as part of the GCISD 2011 Bond Program. Bear Creek Elementary, Silver Lake Elementary and Colleyville Middle schools are receiving additions/renovations as part of Bid Package 3. For Bear Creek, planned work includes four new classrooms, renovation of Special Services classroom bathrooms and expansion of the clinic space.&nbsp; Colleyville Middle will have configuration changes within the boys locker rooms to relocate lockers and benches within the locker room, replacement of the service elevator and some kitchen equipment, and installation of a new fire sprinkler in the main building. Silver Lake will receive a five classroom addition plus three additional resource rooms, two toilet rooms and a storage/electrical room.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Phil Jimerson, construction program manager, says with work progressing at the three schools, patrons will begin to see more signs of construction during the week of February 1. "We anticipate drilling piers and beginning to install utilities at Bear Creek," said Jimerson. "We'll begin drilling piers at Colleyville Middle, and after we receive the building permit for Silver Lake, we can begin grading the site."</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Work on&nbsp;Bid Package 1 will begin in February, and work on Bid Package 2&nbsp; will begin in April. More details about each project, as well as a detailed summary of progress since the last report, are available on the <a href="http://www.gcisdbond2011.com/" target="_blank">GCISD 2011 Bond Progress Website</a>.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Students and staff shower Board members with gratitude</span></div><div>When Board members arrived at Monday night's meeting, they found their chairs and desktops filled with handmade cards, posters, letters, baked goods and other expressions of "thanks" in conjunction with the statewide appreciation month. Observed each January, School Board Recognition Month provides an opportunity for students and staff to recognize trustees for their tireless efforts throughout the year to make GCISD schools the best in the state.&nbsp; We'd like to share a video that Bear Creek Elementary did, saying "thanks" in many different ways. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150517014921107&amp;set=vb.146979318671198&amp;type=2&amp;theater">Watch the video.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Time for some great theatre&nbsp;</span></div><div>Beginning tomorrow night (Friday) you can see two great productions by our high school theatre departments. At CHHS - "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying;" and at GHS - "Jekyll and Hyde." Tickets are available at <a href="http://www.chhspanthertheatre.org" target="_blank">www.chhspanthertheatre.org</a> and at <a href="http://www.ghsmustangstheatre.com" target="_blank">www.ghsmustangstheatre.com</a>.</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/detour.jpg" alt="Detour " title="Detour" vspace="3" width="150" height="100" hspace="3" align="left" /><br />Getting to stadium, field house and administration building can be tricky</span></div><div>Driving to GCISD's stadium, field house or administration building? Due to the road construction, the main entrance off of Hwy. 26 is closed and traffic should use the secondary entrance closer to the field house. The entrances off of Mustang Drive are open and may provide easier access. Drive safely!!</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30599&amp;PageID=19969">News from the schools </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;">Get the latest district news and weather alerts by connecting with us on Facebook and Twitter</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="www.facebook.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/facebook_button.gif" alt="Facebook " title="Facebook" style="border:px solid;" width="144" height="44" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<a href="www.twitter.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/twitter_logo_blue.jpg" alt="Twitter " title="Twitter" style="width: 141px; height: 25px;" /></a></div>&nbsp;</div>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:33:50 GMTGCISD FastNews - Jan. 19, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=30481<div><div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div></div><div> <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">GHS Robotics team on its way to finals </span>&nbsp;</div><div><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/tcea_robotics_jan2012_sm.jpg" alt="GCISD Robotics Teams " title="GCISD Robotics Teams" align="left" height="168" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="300" />Grapevine Green robotics team from Grapevine High School earned first place in its challenge at the TCEA Robotics Competition held on Jan. 14 at Allen High School. Members of the first place team, Brendon Clevenger, Daniel Goodwin and Matthew Warren won first place in the Region 11 Course Challenge and will advance to the Texas Computer Education Association State Competition in April. GHS teacher Jim Faulkner is coach of the Green Team. GCISD was represented by students from Grapevine High School, Colleyville Heritage High School and Heritage Middle School. Other coaches include Alice Fitzgerald at Heritage Middle School and Mike.Ridley at Colleyville Heritage High School. More on <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599">GCISD@Our Best.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<br /><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Say "thanks" to a school board member - Texas School Board Recognition Month<br /></span><div>GCISD Board of Trustee members will be recognized by GCISD staff, teachers and students at Monday's board meeting. Board members are Karen Deakin, Leon Leal, Lisa Pardo, Jorge Rodriguez, Becky St. John, Charlie Warner and Jesse G. Rodriguez. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/63">Find out more about the Board of Trustees.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">High school theatre groups offer great entertainment</span></div><div>Both Colleyville Heritage High and Grapevine High are beginning the Spring theatre season on Jan. 27 with exciting productions.&nbsp; The Panther Theatre Dept. will present <em>How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying</em>.&nbsp; Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 27 &amp;&nbsp;28 and Feb. 2,3 &amp; 4&nbsp;with additional 2:30 p.m. matinee performance on Jan. 28. Online tickets are available for $8, $12 and $16 at <a href="www.chhspanthertheatre.org">www.chhspanthertheatre.org</a>. The GHS&nbsp;Theatre Dept. will present <em>Jekyll and Hyde</em>.&nbsp; Showtimes&nbsp;are at 7 p.m. on Jan. 27 &amp; 28 and Feb. 3, 4 &amp; 7 and at 2 p.m. on Jan. 29. Ticket prices are $10 for students and $15 for adults.&nbsp; Tickets are available at <a href="http://www.ghsmustangstheatre.com/">www.ghsmustangstheatre.com</a> or at the door before the performances. </div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="500"><tbody><tr><td height="" width="">&nbsp;<img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/chhs_how2succeed.jpg" alt="CHHS Theatre " title="CHHS Theatre" style="width: 250px; height: 405px;" /></td><td><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/jekyll-hyde-poster-1.jpg" alt="GHS Jekyll &amp; Hde " title="GHS Jekyll &amp; Hde" style="width: 239px; height: 368px;" /></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;</div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Parent University helps sort through options, opportunities and offerings for next year's students</span></div><div>Colleyville Heritage High School will host its annual Parent University on January 30, 6-8:15 p.m. Parent University is open to parents of all students in grades 8-11 who will be attending CHHS during the 2012-2013 school year, including current CHHS students. The CHHS counseling department will discuss the 2012-2013 course selection process, graduation requirements, Pre-AP and AP courses, dual enrollment and STARR testing. Members of the CHHS faculty will be available for questions related to specific courses. Check the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/6255">CHHS Counseling website</a> for more details.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;" class="style3">National safety speaker featured Tuesday at Southlake school</span><br />Organizers of Southlake's <span style="font-style: italic;">Students and Parents Against Risks to our Kids</span> (S.P.A.R.K.) have extended an invitation to area parents and teens, boys and girls in grades 7-12, to attend a free program on safety on Jan. 24 at Carroll Senior High School Auditorium. Topics will include precautions and safety tips involving dating, stalking, college, traveling and daily life. The community event features national child safety advocate, Kathleen Baty, also known as &#8220;The Safety Chick.&#8221; Baty&#8217;s appearance is made possible through donations from community business partners, the City of Southlake and Carroll ISD. <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/cisd_spark_flyer.pdf">Download the .pdf flyer about the event.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Timberline PTA and Children&#8217;s Medical Center Dallas begin Children&#8217;s Health lecture series</span><br />Parents and children throughout the district are invited to learn more about the importance of healthy eating during the first of several presentations about children&#8217;s health.&nbsp; Scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m. at Timberline Elementary School,&nbsp;&#8220;Child Nutrition: Growing Healthy Kids&#8221; is sponsored by the Timberline PTA and Children&#8217;s Medical Center Dallas. Karen Malouf, a clinical dietitian from Children&#8217;s Medical Center Dallas, will speak about the benefits of proper nutrition for children and how parents can help give their children the nutritional building blocks to leading a healthy lifestyle. <a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30332&amp;PageID=598">Read more about the health lecture series.</a></div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Got art? Have it featured on the Summer Enrichment brochure</span><br />GCISD elementary students are invited to submit original artwork to be considered for the cover of the district's Summer Enrichment Program. This year&#8217;s theme for the program is &#8220;Enriching Students One Class at a Time.&#8221; The winning artwork will serve as the cover design for the GCISD Summer Enrichment brochure which is distributed throughout the district and on the website and provides information about registration and summer learning opportunities for elementary and middle school students. Deadline for submissions is Jan. 27. <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/enrichment_artcontest.pdf">Download a .pdf of the contest details.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30427&amp;PageID=19969">News from the schools</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Get the latest district news and weather alerts by connecting with us on Facebook and Twitter</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="www.facebook.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/facebook_button.gif" alt="Facebook " title="Facebook" style="border:px solid;" height="44" width="144" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<a href="www.twitter.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/twitter_logo_blue.jpg" alt="Twitter " title="Twitter" style="width: 141px; height: 25px;" /></a></div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:18:13 GMTGCISD FastNews - Jan. 12, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=30334<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.gif" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="65" width="250" /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Students get a two-day break from school next week </span></div><div>In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday, students and staff will have no school on Monday, Jan. 16, and district offices will be closed. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, students will have an additional day off for a scheduled workday for teachers and staff. Students return to school at the regular time on Wednesday, Jan. 18. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=6">Download the 2011-12 Student-Teacher Calendar in .pdf</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">All-State Band members selected</span><br />Seven GCISD students have been selected as members of the Texas Music Educator's Association All-State Band. Auditions were held at Abilene Christian University on Jan. 7 at the Area Band competition. The All-State Band students will attend clinics and perform a final concert in February in conjunction with the Texas Music Educator's Association In-Service and Conference held in San Antonio in February.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30233&amp;PageID=598">Read more for student names.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Got art? Have it featured on the Summer Enrichment brochure</span><br />GCISD elementary students are invited to submit original artwork to be considered for the cover of the district's Summer Enrichment Program. This year&#8217;s theme for the program is &#8220;Enriching Students One Class at a Time.&#8221; Art should illustrate the fun learning opportunities available through GCISD&#8217;s Summer Enrichment Program. The winning artwork will serve as the cover design for the GCISD Summer Enrichment brochure which is distributed throughout the district and on the website and provides information about registration and summer learning opportunities for elementary and middle school students. The student who creates the winning entry will be recognized in the printed brochure and during a regular meeting of the GCISD Board of Trustees. Deadline for submissions is Jan. 27. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/enrichment_artcontest.pdf">Download a .pdf of the contest details.</a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">2012 Reflections winners announced</span><br />Several students who participated in the PTA&#8217;s Reflections competition received good news last week, as 13 lucky winners will be moving on to the state competition in Austin. The Reflections contest is a fine arts competition that lets students showcase their skills through several different art forms. Students may submit entries in six categories: literature, musical composition, photography, visual arts, dance choreography and film/video. The entries are divided up into grade divisions and all students from preschool through 12th grade may compete. This year&#8217;s theme for Reflections was &#8220;Diversity Means&#8230;&#8221;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30260&amp;PageID=598">See the list of students who will go to state competition.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Timberline PTA and Children&#8217;s Medical Center Dallas begin Children&#8217;s Health lecture series</span><br />Parents and children throughout the district are invited to learn more about the importance of healthy eating during the first of several presentations about children&#8217;s health.&nbsp; Scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m. at Timberline Elementary School,&nbsp;&#8220;Child Nutrition: Growing Healthy Kids&#8221; is sponsored by the Timberline PTA and Children&#8217;s Medical Center Dallas. Karen Malouf, a clinical dietitian from Children&#8217;s Medical Center Dallas, will speak about the benefits of proper nutrition for children and how parents can help give their children the nutritional building blocks to leading a healthy lifestyle. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30332&amp;PageID=598">Read more about the health lecture series.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/bdappreciationlogo_2012.jpg" alt="School Board Recognition " title="School Board Recognition" align="left" height="200" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="167" />Say "thanks" to a school board member</span></div><div>With the theme of "Helping Our Kids Shine," Texas School Board Recognition Month provides districts with a formal opportunity to recognize the tireless efforts of school board members. Board members will be recognized by GCISD staff, teachers and students at the first board meeting of the year on Jan. 23. GCISD's school board consists of Karen Deakin, Leon Leal, Lisa Pardo, Jorge Rodriguez, Becky St. John, Charlie Warner and Jesse G. Rodriguez. "All our trustees have demonstrated a passionate determination to make GCISD one of the premier places for children to learn in the State of Texas,&#8221; said Dr. Robin Ryan, Superintendent. &#8220;The fruits of their labor have been evident in the multiple honors our students and faculty have earned every year. We look forward to 2012 with the firm belief that our board will lead GCISD into the future in a manner consistent with the high expectations set by our community."&nbsp; </div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/63"><div>Read more about the your school board members.</div><div>&nbsp;</div></a><div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30296&amp;PageID=19969">News from the schools</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Get the latest district news and weather alerts by connecting with us on Facebook and Twitter</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="www.facebook.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/facebook_button.gif" alt="Facebook " title="Facebook" style="border:px solid;" height="44" width="144" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<a href="www.twitter.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/twitter_logo_blue.jpg" alt="Twitter " title="Twitter" style="width: 141px; height: 25px;" /></a></div>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:09:43 GMTGCISD FastNews - Jan. 5, 2012http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=30142<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" width="250" height="66" /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">How to find out about bad weather</span><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"> school closings</span></div><div><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/icetwig.jpg" alt="ice graphic " title="ice graphic" style="width: 74px; height: 112px;" align="left" vspace="5" hspace="5" />When weather conditions cause potentially hazardous driving conditions, schools may be closed or delayed in starting for the safety of students and staff.&nbsp; GCISD uses multiple methods to notify parents of school delays and school closures. Notices are posted on the District website, sent via FastNews and E-Alerts, posted on GCISD's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd">Twitter </a>pages, and on local TV and radio stations. In addition, direct phone and text notifications are sent to parents and employees. No announcements will be made when schools are to remain open. If schools are to be closed for an entire day, that announcement will be made by 6:30 a.m. that day. Early release of classes already in session <span style="font-weight: bold;">may</span> be made if it appears that weather conditions are becoming worse and driving would be hazardous. </div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Black;">Notice anything different?</span></div><div>If you have used the GCISD website this week, you have probably noticed the new design. One of the main features is front and center - the rotating photos and announcements. Most frequently used sections are available through icons on the top right part of the page and under Find it Fast.&nbsp; We are continuing to make changes and hope that the new design is more user-friendly when you visit our website.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Important January dates</span></div><div><div>Students across the district will have several Early Release days this month.&nbsp;</div><ul><li><strong>Jan. 10-12</strong>&nbsp; Kindergarten students will be released at <span style="font-weight: bold;">11:45 a.m.</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lunch will be served.<br /></li><li><strong>Jan. 12-13&nbsp;</strong> Middle School students will be released at <strong>12:10 p.m.</strong> Lunch will not be served on either of these days.</li><li><strong>Jan. 13&nbsp;</strong> High School students will be released at <strong>12:45 p.m.</strong> Lunch will not be served.</li></ul><div>In addition to the Early Release days there will be no school for students and staff on <strong>Monday, January 16</strong> in observance of the Martin Luther King Birthday holiday and no school for students on <strong>Tuesday, January 17</strong> when staff will have a workday.&nbsp; Enjoy the short break!</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=30102&amp;PageID=19969">News from the schools. </a></div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/bdappreciationlogo_2012.jpg" alt="School Board Recognition logo " title="School Board Recognition logo" style="border:px solid;" width="167" height="200" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:19:01 GMTGCISD FastNews - Dec. 15, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=29852<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div></div><div><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/happynewyr_baby.jpg" alt="Happy New Year " title="Happy New Year" style="border:px solid;" height="30" width="125" /><br /> <div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/tree.gif" alt="Christmas Tree " title="Christmas Tree" style="width: 47px; height: 67px;" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" />See you on January 2, 2012...Winter Break begins next week </span></div> <div>GCISD Schools and Administrative offices will be closed for Winter Break beginning Monday, Dec. 19. Schools and offices will reopen on Monday, January 2 with regular hours. Elementary students will be released at 11:45 on Friday (Dec. 16). Middle and high schools will release students at the regular time on that day. <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/ModuleInstance/6674/er_1112.pdf">Early Release Calendar </a>(.pdf)&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div> </div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Calendar option "B" approved by Board </span></div><div>School will begin on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012 on the 2012-2013 student/teacher calendar that was approved by the GCISD Board of Trustees at the Dec. 12 meeting. Option B calendar is supported by the District Excellence Committee and the majority of the community. State law requires that public schools begin classes no earlier than the fourth Monday in August, and local waivers for an earlier school start date are no longer an option.&nbsp; <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/2012_13_calendar.pdf">Download the new calendar in .pdf format.&nbsp; <br /></a></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=29846&amp;PageID=1">Read more about the calendar selection. </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">New website design goes live tomorrow</span><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"> for district pages</span><br />The district's website is getting a new look! The updates to the district home page will replace a design that has been in place for four years, modernize the look, and streamline navigation for easier access to information. The change to the design will not affect school or teacher pages, only the district home page and departmental pages. The beginning phase of design will be launched Friday morning, and additional design changes will be made over Winter Break and in January. During the transition,&nbsp;you will notice changes to the navigation structure and location of items, especially on the home page. The site shortcut buttons in the black bar above the pictures will remain to help you navigate the site, and the search function at the top of the home page can be used if you are unable to locate specific information. We will work swiftly to implement these design changes to continue providing the news, information and announcements you need and want to know about your district. Thank you for your patience during this transition.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/Cato_Heather_832.jpg" alt="Heather Cato " title="Heather Cato" align="left" height="156" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="125" />CTMS teacher recognized by Language Arts organization </span></div><div>Heather Cato, 8th grade teacher at Cross Timbers MIddle School, has been named Middle School Teacher of the Year by the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts. She will receive the award at the organization's January convention in San Antonio. Cato teaches American Discoveries and English and serves as the Academic UIL coordinator and area coordinator. She is one of the six GCISD teachers who began piloting a digital classroom this fall as part of the initial implementation of the district&#8217;s new LEAD 2021 strategic plan. Twenty-nine more teachers will be added the pilot program in January. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=29875&amp;PageID=1">Read more about Heather's classroom and the pilot program.</a></div><div>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"> <br /></span></div><div><div> </div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">"Star" Grant Patrol funds facilitate non-budget educational activities</span></div> <div> <div> </div></div></div>The Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation &#8220;Star&#8221; Grant Patrol awarded funds for 23 Grapevine-Colleyville ISD projects totaling $72,126 on Friday, December 9th. In an atmosphere of excitement with drummers, balloons and oversized checks, teachers were surprised in their classrooms and proclaimed winners. During the fall of 2011, the Education Foundation awarded 11 Professional Learning and five Special Initiative grants totaling $5,414, for a grand total of $77,540 in grants for the first semester of the 11-12 school year. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=29845&amp;PageID=1">Find out who got grants.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Nominations open for Chamber's annual awards</span></div> <div>The Colleyville Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its annual community awards which include the Youth of the Year and the GCISD Employee of the Year. If you would like to nominate a deserving someone for either or both of these honors, please visit <a href="http://www.colleyvillechamber.org/" target="_blank">www.ColleyvilleChamber.org</a> for more information and to get the Nomination Form. Forms are due December 19.</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=19969">News from the schools.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 14pt; color: red;">Follow us:<br /></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=599">GCISD @Our Best</a></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><div><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank">Twitter</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div></div>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:41:44 GMTGCISD FastNews - Dec. 8, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=29780<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><br /><div> </div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Purchasing Services earns Award of Merit </span></div><div>Employees in the GCISD Purchasing Services department have earned high praise from the Texas Association of School Business Officials for the third year in a row. The department will be awarded the Award of Merit for Purchasing and Operations at the annual TASBO conference. The award is given to school districts that are &#8220;committed to following professional standards in the acquisition of goods and services.&#8221;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=29635&amp;PageID=598">Read more.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Need something for the kids to do this weekend?</span></div><div> Students in grades K-5 are invited to participate in the Colleyville Heritage High School's Theatre Department's annual Children's Theatre Workshop on Saturday, Dec. 10. This year's theme is <span style="font-style: italic;">The Year Without Santa Claus</span>. Preregistration and additional information are available at <a href="www.panthertheater.org">www.panthertheater.org</a><br /> <br />Also on Saturday, Dec. 10, the Grapevine High School Fabulous Fillies Dance Team will host its annual Junior Dance Clinic for elementary and middle school students. The cost for the middle school clinic is $30 and $40 for elementary. The price increases by $5 if registering on the day of the event. For more information and to register visit <a href="www.ghsfillies.org">www.ghsfillies.org</a> or call 817-793-4937.&nbsp; <br /> </div><div te"="" style="color: rgb(41, 82, 163);">&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Holiday Concerts</span> (free to the public)</div><div>Tonight's holiday events at campuses include:</div><div>Cannon Elementary - Family Celebration and Las Posadas, 6-8 p.m.</div><div>O.C. Taylor Elementary - Choir Holiday Program, 6 p.m.</div><div>Timberline Elementary - Choir Holiday Program, 6:30 p.m.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some of next week's holiday highlights include: </span></div><div>Monday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m. - CHHS Choir Holiday performance<br /> Tuesday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. - CHHS Band Holiday concert<br />Thursday, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. - GHS Choir Concert</div><div>(Check the Around the District link below or&nbsp; your campus website calendar for additional events.)</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Nominations open for Chamber's annual awards</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"></span><div>The Colleyville Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its annual community awards which include the Youth of the Year and the GCISD Employee of the Year. If you would like to nominate a deserving someone for either or both of these honors, please visit <a href="http://www.colleyvillechamber.org/" target="_blank">www.ColleyvilleChamber.org</a> for more information and to get the Nomination Form. Forms are due December 19.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Winter Break approaching </span></div><div>GCISD Schools and Administrative offices will be closed for Winter Break beginning Monday, Dec. 19. Schools and offices will reopen on Monday, January 2 with regular hours. Elementary students will be released at 11:45 on Friday (Dec. 16). Middle and high schools will release students at the regular time on that day. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/ModuleInstance/6674/er_1112.pdf">Early Release Calendar </a>(.pdf)</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=29734&amp;PageID=19969">News from the schools</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>For more news and photos about students and school activities, check out the <a href="../../../Page/599">GCISD @ Our Best blog</a> or connect to us via :</div><div><a href="www.facebook.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/facebook_logo.jpg" alt="Facebook " title="Facebook" style="width: 88px; height: 49px;" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="www.twitter.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/twitter_logo_blue.jpg" alt="Twitter " title="Twitter" style="width: 136px; height: 25px;" /></a>&nbsp;</div>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:42:09 GMTGCISD FastNews - Dec. 1, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=29614<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/19391501.jpg" alt="Parade of Lights " title="Parade of Lights" align="left" height="83" hspace="5" vspace="3" width="125" />It's Tonight - </span><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">North Texas' largest lighted Christmas parade</span></div><div>With 114 entries, the Grapevine Parade of Lights tonight at 7 p.m., is sure to put you in that holiday mood. GCISD entries include bands from all four middle schools and both high schools, creative floats from many schools, cheerleaders, dance teams and scout groups. The parade begins at Main Street and Hanover Street and goes north on Main Street to Wall Street. Get there early for a prime spot along Main Street&nbsp; and enjoy the Christmas Light Show Spectacular in the Town Square Gazebo while you wait for the parade to begin.&nbsp; <span style="font-weight: bold;">Send your best photos</span> from the parade to <a href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#112;&#117;&#98;&#108;&#105;&#99;&#105;&#110;&#102;&#111;&#114;&#109;&#97;&#116;&#105;&#111;&#110;&#64;&#103;&#99;&#105;&#115;&#100;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;">publicinformation@gcisd.net</a> and we'll include them in a slide show on the website and on Facebook.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Students' art selected for district's holiday greeting card</span><br style="font-size: 10pt;" />Three creative holiday designs, one each from the elementary, middle and high school levels, are finalists in the 2011 GCISD Holiday Greeting Cards Contest that featured the theme "Toyland." Sent out on behalf of Superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan and the GCISD Board of Trustees, the cards go to community leaders, area businesses, organizations and other school districts.<br /><br />Contest winners are:</div><div><table bgcolor="WHITESMOKE" border="1" bordercolor="#000080" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="500"><tbody><tr><td>Elementary - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gabby Debrei</span>, 3rd Grade, Colleyville Elementary School</td><td><a><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/web_es_art_holidaycard11.jpg" alt="Elementary Holiday Card " title="Elementary Holiday Card" height="82" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="125" /></a></td></tr><tr><td>Middle School - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nora Napper</span>, 6th Grade, Heritage Middle School</td><td><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/web_ms_art_holidaycard11.jpg" alt="Middle School Holiday Card " title="Middle School Holiday Card" height="90" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="125" /></td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;High School - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan DuGray</span>, 12th Grade, Grapevine High School</td><td><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/web_hs_art_holidaycard11.jpg" alt="High School Holiday Card " title="High School Holiday Card" height="97" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="125" /></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;<br />Each student will receive $25 gift card to Target and be recognized at the Dec. 12 meeting of the GCISD Board of Trustees. The winning art was selected by the Superintendent, based on originality, adherence to the "Toyland" theme, use of color and overall design.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=29486&amp;PageID=1">View larger versions of the designs.</a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;Last few days to vote on your school calendar preference </span></div><div>&nbsp;If you haven't already done so, please take a few minutes to let us know which of the two calendar options you prefer for the 2012-2013 school year. The survey will remain <span style="font-weight: bold;">open through 11:59 p.m. December 5</span>. <a style="color: rgb(72, 61, 139);" href="http://research.zarca.com/k/SsXUWTsYsPsPsP">Read more and vote here.&nbsp;</a> Online access will be provided at all schools and facilities, and paper copies are available for those who prefer a printed format. </div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Nominations open for Chamber's annual awards</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div><div>The Colleyville Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its annual community awards which include the Youth of the Year and the GCISD Employee of the Year. If you would like to nominate a deserving someone for either or both of these honors, please visit <a href="http://www.ColleyvilleChamber.org" target="_blank">www.ColleyvilleChamber.org</a> for more information and to get the Nomination Form. Forms are due December 19.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=29606&amp;PageID=19969">News from the schools</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>For more news and photos about students and school activities, check out the <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599">GCISD @ Our Best blog</a> or connect to us via :</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<a href="www.facebook.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/ico_facebook_sm.gif" alt="Facebook " title="Facebook" style="border:px solid;" height="32" width="32" /></a></div><div><a href="www.twitter.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/ico_twitter_sm.gif" alt="Twitter " title="Twitter" style="border:px solid;" height="32" width="32" /></a>&nbsp;</div>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:50:48 GMTGCISD FastNews - Nov. 30, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=29578<div align="center"><img title="GCISD FastNews" alt="GCISD FastNews " src="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" width="250" height="66" /></div><div align="center">&nbsp;</div><div align="left"><strong style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 12pt">TELL US WHICH CALENDAR YOU LIKE BEST&nbsp;</strong></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial Black">for the 2012-2013 Student-Teacher Calendar</span><br />If you haven't voted on your preferred calendar option for 2012-2013, please take a minute to click on the link below and complete the short survey. Two options for the 2012-2013 GCISD Student-Teacher Calendar have been developed based on input from district and campus leaders representing Curriculum and Instruction, Staff Development, and Human Resources as well as members of the community District Excellence Committee. The major difference in the calendar options is when to end the Fall Semester.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://research.zarca.com/survey.aspx?k=SsXUWTsYsPsPsP&amp;lang=0&amp;data="><a href="http://research.zarca.com/k/SsXUWTsYsPsPsP">Read more and vote here</a></a>&nbsp;</div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Connect with us</span></div><div align="left"><a style="color: #ffffff" href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd" target="_blank"><img title="Facebook" alt="Facebook " src="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/facebook_logo.jpg" width="100" height="33" /></a><br /></div><div align="left">&nbsp;<a style="color: #ffffff" href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd" target="_blank"><img title="Twitter" alt="Twitter " src="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/twitter_logo_blue.jpg" width="100" height="19" /></a></div>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:05:45 GMTGCISD FastNews - Nov. 18, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=29394<div style="text-align: center"><img title="GCISd FastNews" alt="GCISd FastNews " src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" width="250" height="66" /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Schools and offices closed next week for Thanksgiving Break</span></div><div>Students, teachers and other staff members will get a break next week for Thanksgiving. Schools and offices are closed Monday, Nov. 21-Friday, Nov. 25 and will reopen on Monday, Nov. 28. Have a safe Thanksgiving Break!&nbsp; <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/11_12_calendar_final.pdf">Download a .pdf of the GCISD Student/Teacher Calendar for 2011-2012.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">Vote your preference for the 2012-2013 Student-Teacher Calendar</span><br />We need your feedback! Two options for the 2012-2013 GCISD Student-Teacher Calendar have been developed based on input from district and campus leaders representing Curriculum and Instruction, Staff Development, and Human Resources as well as members of the community District Excellence Committee. The major difference in the calendar options is when to end the Fall Semester. The community survey is now live on the district and campus websites and will continue through 11:59 p.m. December 4. Online access will be provided at all schools and facilities, and paper copies are available for those who prefer a printed format. A recommendation based on all the feedback will be brought forward to Trustees at the December meeting. <a href="http://research.zarca.com/k/SsXUWTsYsPsPsP">Read more and vote here</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">GCISD coordinator wins literacy award </span></div><div>Dr. Mary Arthur, Language Arts Coordinator for GCISD, was honored at Texas Woman&#8217;s University last week as a winner of the Billie J. Askew Reading Recovery and Literacy Institute&#8217;s Advocate for Excellence in Literacy award. This award is given out annually to school district administrators who have consistently contributed to the success of Reading Recovery and/ or Descubriendo la Lectura and other areas of literacy in their school districts. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=29334&amp;PageID=598">Read more...</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">GHS Fillies officers head to NYC for Macy's parade&nbsp; </span></div><div>The Fabulous Fillies Dance Team Officers from Grapevine High School have been selected to perform in the 85th annual Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade held in New York City on Thursday, Nov. 24, at 8 a.m. CST. The Fabulous Fillies officers will be dancing with the Spirit of America Dancers in a circus-themed entry and will be wearing brightly-colored harlequin costumes.&nbsp;The high-energy production number includes 650 performers from all over the country and is a featured performance in Herald Square.&nbsp;Spirit of America Dancers are tentatively scheduled to begin walking in the parade at about 9 a.m. CST.&nbsp; The best local coverage will be on NBC, Channel 5, as they are guaranteed to broadcast the group number. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=29250&amp;PageID=598">Read more...</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><span style="font-family: Arial Black">District staff, city emergency responders partner for training</span><br />Members of GCISD' s Emergency Operations Planning Team met this week with representatives from the Grapevine and Colleyville fire and police departments to talk through a simulated disaster. The drill scenario involved a tornado, providing an opportunity for the participants to review district and campus plans and roles.<br /><br />"This simulation was a great opportunity for city representatives and district staff to work together and improve emergency response plans," said Julie Lindley, RN, BSN, and co-chairman of the District EOPT. "Through exercises such as these, we are working toward a goal of better preparedness for the safety of our students and community."<br /><br />Additional emergency response training drills are being planned for the future.<div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold">Around the District</div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=29308&amp;PageID=19969">News from schools</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:53:40 GMTGCISD FastNews - Nov. 10, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=29010<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">GCISD schools honor those who have served the USA </span><br style="font-size: 10pt;" /><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Veterans Day is Friday, Nov. 11 and many schools are putting together activities to honor the men and women who served and are currently serving our country. Programs featuring guest speakers and patriotic activities are </span><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28852&amp;PageID=598"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">planned throughout the district. </span></a><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28852&amp;PageID=1"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;"></span></a><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28852&amp;PageID=1"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;"> <br /></span></a></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=23358&amp;ViewID=047E6BE3-6D87-4130-8424-D8E4E9ED6C2A&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=29022&amp;PageID=20791"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Link to photo gallery </span></a><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">(photos will be added throughout the day on Friday).</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">CHHS earns college readiness recognition</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">GCISD&#8217;s focus on preparing students for higher education was recognized this week as Colleyville Heritage High School was awarded the &#8220;2011 College Readiness Award&#8221; from the Texas ACT Council. CHHS received the award because of its increase in the number of students taking the ACT over the last five years.&nbsp; </span><a style="font-size: 10pt;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28865&amp;PageID=1"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;">more information</span></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div> <span style="font-family: Arial Black;">2011 Holiday Greeting Card Art Contest</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;"><strong>What:</strong> Official holiday greeting card</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;"><strong>Who:</strong> Students in all grades; three winners selected</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;"><strong>When:</strong> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: red;">Deadline is Monday, Nov. 14.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;"><strong>How:</strong> Use theme of "TOYLAND," create design and submit</span><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;"><strong>Where:</strong> Submit to school office or Administration building</span><br /><a style="color: rgb(72, 61, 139);" href="../../../cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/1/2011_holidaycardcontest_entry.pdf"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Download instructions and entry form.</span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Football&nbsp;Bi-District Playoffs Friday night</span><br /><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">High school football playoffs continue with Friday night's dual matchup of GCISD schools at 7:30 p.m. CHHS will play Mansfield&nbsp;Timberview High at Grand Prairie High's Gopher Stadium,</span> <span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">and GHS will play Mansfield High at Vernon Newsom Stadium in Mansfield</span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">. Presale tickets are $8/$4 at CHHS/GHS or the GCISD Swim Center today until 4 p.m. and tomorrow until 12 p.m. Tickets are $9 at the gate. Good luck Panthers AND Mustangs!</span><br />&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">GCISD students excel at academic competition</span><br /><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Teams from Colleyville Middle, Grapevine Middle and Bransford Elementary all put forth outstanding performances last weekend, in the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association Competition, capturing top honors at both the student and team levels. Two Colleyville Middle students, Lan Luo and Tony Liu, tied for first in the math competition by earning perfect scores on the math test. The event, which was held at Grapevine Middle, brought in competitors from all over the state and tested their knowledge in mathematics, calculator, number sense and science. Congratulations to these GCISD winners who competed against students from 31 other schools.</span><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">STAAR test replacing TAKS in spring</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Beginning in spring 2012, the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR&#8482;) will replace the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS). The STAAR program at grades 3&#8211;8 will assess the same subjects and grades that are currently assessed on TAKS. At high school, however, grade-specific assessments will be replaced with 12 end-of-course (EOC) assessments: Algebra I, geometry, Algebra II, biology, chemistry, physics, English I, English II, English III, world geography, world history, and U.S. history. </span><a style="font-size: 10pt;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/20618"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;">more information</span></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">DFW Connector Project: Promoting work zone safety through student scholarships</span><br style="font-size: 10pt;" /><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">High school students are invited to apply for one of two educational scholarships donated by NorthGate Constructors as part of its effort to promote safe driving practices in the DFW Connector project work zone. NorthGate Constructors is donating $10,000 to the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Education Foundation to manage. Educational scholarships of $5,000 will be awarded to one student from Grapevine High School and one student from Colleyville Heritage High School. Students from freshman through senior classes may apply for the work zone safety scholarships by submitting entries about the importance of driving the posted 50 mph speed limit through the work zone and limiting cell phone usage while driving.&nbsp; </span><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28987&amp;PageID=1"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">more infomation</span></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Mark Your Calendar:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">November is </span><a href="http://stopdiabetes.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=SD_homepage"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">American Diabetes Month </span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Thanksgiving Break - Nov. 21-25</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Grapevine Christmas Parade - Dec. 1, 7 p.m.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28946&amp;PageID=19969"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">News from the campuses</span></a><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;">.</span></div>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:19:02 GMTGCISD FastNews - National test tomorrow of Emergency Alert System http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=28970<span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 12pt;">The federal government will conduct the first-ever, nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) at 1 p.m. CST tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. The purpose of the test is to assess the effectiveness and reliability of the system to alert the entire country during a national emergency. The test will last approximately 30 seconds and will be heard on TV, cable, satellite and radio stations. The test </span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 12pt;">is being conducting by FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).&nbsp; Although the EAS is frequently used by state and local governments to send weather alerts and other emergencies, there has never been a national activation of the system. </span><a href="http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 12pt;">More information is available on the FEMA website.</span></a>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:08:48 GMTGCISD FastNews - Nov. 3, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=28790<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;"><table align="center" border="0" bordercolor="" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="500"><tbody><tr><td><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;">Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, Nov. 6.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;">Move your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Both high schools to compete in Area</span><strong style="font-family: Arial Black;"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/volleyball.jpg" alt="Volleyball " title="Volleyball" align="middle" height="77" width="125" /></strong><strong style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;"> </strong><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Playoffs</span></div><div style="font-size: 10pt;"><table style="width: 548px; height: 61px;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><div><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">GHS v.s. Carroll at Byron Nelson HS&nbsp; </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Tonight (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Tickets $5/$3 at the gate </span></div></td><td>&nbsp;<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">CHHS v.s. Coppell HS at GHS</span><br /><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Friday, Nov. 4, ., 7 p.m.&nbsp; </span><br /><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Tickets $5/$3 at the gate. </span></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/chhs_footballhelmet.jpg" alt="CHHS football helmet " title="CHHS football helmet" align="left" height="98" width="125" /><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">CHHS Panthers play in football Bi-District Playoffs</span></div><div><strong style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;"></strong><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">CHHS v.s. Mansfield&nbsp;Timberview HS at Grand Prairie HS</span><br style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;" /><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Friday, Nov. 11, 7:30 pm.</span><br style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium;" /><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 10pt;">Tickets: Pregame day&nbsp; $8/$4&nbsp;- Gate $9</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;" /></div> <span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">NASCAR takes "Race to Prepare" to CTMS students </span> <br />Sixth-grade students at Cross Timbers Middle School got a special visit from NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin as part of a FedEx Racing &#8220;Race to Prepare&#8221; program at the school on Thursday. Approximately 250 students participated in an assembly presented by FedEx and the American Red Cross to teach students about the importance of being prepared for any emergency. As part of the program, 28 students competed in a &#8220;Race to Prepare&#8221; relay to build emergency kits containing items such as batteries, First Aid supplies, water, flashlights and whistles. Patti Davis, GCISD executive director of administration, kicked off the event with a district welcome. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28820&amp;PageID=598">Read more and see photo gallery.</a><br /><div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Teacher earns Fellowship for science instruction and mentoring </span></div><div>Christina Middlebrook, a science teacher at Colleyville Heritage High School, was recently named a Fellow of the National Science Teacher&#8217;s Association. The award was a total surprise for Middlebrook, who has only been teaching public school for four years.&nbsp;As a Fellow she will travel to the state Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching to help instruct science teachers on strategies and practices for their classrooms. She will also mentor five teachers through an online community and aid them with their teaching strategies throughout the year.&nbsp;In addition to the CAST conference, she will also attend the NSTA&#8217;s main conference this year and offer courses for teachers on how to teach science to at-risk student populations.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28690&amp;PageID=1">Read more.</a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Financial Aid "How-To" program offered for college-bound&nbsp; students, parents<br /></span></div><div>Want to learn how to pay for your child's college education? Come to CHHS next Monday evening, Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m. to hear Mike Scott, Director of Financial Aid for Texas Christian University. Scott has numerous years experience teaching people about financial aid, and presents programs all around the United States about financial aid. The information he will be providing <span style="font-weight: bold;">is not exclusive </span>to TCU. He will talk about the FASFA, as well as other forms college-bound students will be dealing with when trying to figure out ways to pay for their education.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Holiday greeting card contest theme is "TOYLAND" </span><br /> Elementary, middle and high school students are invited to submit original artwork for the cover of GCISD&#8217;s official 2011 holiday greeting card.&nbsp; The theme for this year is "TOYLAND." Three student designs --- one each from the elementary, middle and high school levels --- will be selected and sent out on behalf of Superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan and the GCISD Board of Trustees.The deadline for receiving submissions is Monday, Nov. 14, 4 p.m. The three students whose works are selected for the GCISD Holiday Greeting Card each will receive a $25 gift card to Target and recognition at the Dec. 12 meeting of the Board of Trustees. Selected art will be featured on the District&#8217;s website and in other publicity about the contest. <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/2011_holidaycardcontest_entry.pdf">Download information, entry form.</a></div><div><div>&nbsp;</div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">GCISD expands efforts toward environmental quality, energy conservation awareness</span></div><div>You may have noticed a few new outdoor "decorations" around GCISD schools this year. New "no idling" signs and daily air quality flags are just a few of the ways the district is working to increase awareness and partner with our community on environmental quality and energy conservations efforts. <a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=27826&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Read more</a></div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28721&amp;PageID=19969">News from the schools. </a></div>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:51:12 GMTGCISD FastNews - Oct. 27, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=28521<div> </div><div><div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">GCISD's 2011 NCEA Higher Performing Schools recognized</span><br style="font-size: 10pt;" />Four GCISD schools&nbsp; &#8212; Colleyville Heritage High, Colleyville Middle, O.C. Taylor Elementary and Timberline Elementary&nbsp; &#8212;&nbsp; have been named to the 2011 National Center for Education Achievement Higher Performing Schools List . According to the NCEA, schools on the list&nbsp; consistently have more success in preparing students for college and careers than their peers that serve similar student populations. In Texas only 10% of schools are identified as Higher Performing Schools by the organization.&nbsp;<a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28513&amp;PageID=598"> Read more</a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Winners announced for RRW outdoor decor</span><br style="font-size: 12pt;" />Schools throughout the GCISD were decorated in red this week in observance of Red Ribbon Week. Three winners were selected as having the best outdoor decorations. Dove Elementary and O.C. Taylor Elementary were selected as winners at the elementary level, and Colleyville Middle is the winner for the secondary level. Dove's theme is "Texas Proud; "O. C. Taylor's theme is "Life is a Journey...Travel Drug Free;" and Colleyville Middle's theme is "!00% Drug Free; Life is a Journey...Travel Drug Free." <span style="font-weight: bold;">View a photo slide show&nbsp; of the three schools' outdoor decorations <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=23358&amp;ViewID=047E6BE3-6D87-4130-8424-D8E4E9ED6C2A&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28453&amp;PageID=20791">here</a> or on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.264449956924133.56458.146979318671198&amp;type=3&amp;l=22b7a220c9"> Facebook</a>.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">GMS and GHS robotics teams to compete in area competition on Saturday</span><br style="font-size: 10pt;" /><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span>This Saturday, two teams of&nbsp; GCISD students, one from Grapevine Middle School and one from Grapevine High School, are showcasing their skills and knowledge in the Dallas Hub of the BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science &amp; Technology) competition. The teams will test their robots against those from 26 other area schools. Both teams have been working on this project since September, designing and crafting their robots so that they can achieve the objectives laid out in the competition&#8217;s game field. Good luck to our teams!&nbsp; <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28501&amp;PageID=598">View photos of the teams and the robots.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Black;">GCISD student wins 2nd Place in state bus safety poster contest</span><span style="font-family: Arial Black;"> </span></div><div>Colleyville Heritage High student Chris Miguez won second place in Division IV of the&nbsp; Texas School Bus Safety Poster Contest sponsored by the Texas Association for Pupil Transportation. Five district level winners advanced to the regional level poster contest.&nbsp; Chris, as a first place regional winner, then advanced to the state level. Chris won a $100 savings bond and was given a tour of the capital. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599">Read more and see photos.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div> <span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Holiday greeting card contest theme is "TOYLAND" </span><br /> Elementary, middle and high school students are invited to submit original artwork for the cover of GCISD&#8217;s official 2011 holiday greeting card.&nbsp; The theme for this year is "TOYLAND." Three student designs --- one each from the elementary, middle and high school levels --- will be selected and sent out on behalf of Superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan and the GCISD Board of Trustees.The deadline for receiving submissions is Monday, Nov. 14, 4 p.m. The three students whose works are selected for the GCISD Holiday Greeting Card each will receive a $25 gift card to Target and recognition at the Dec. 12 meeting of the Board of Trustees. Selected art will be featured on the District&#8217;s website and in other publicity about the contest. <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/2011_holidaycardcontest_entry.pdf">Download information, entry form.</a></div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Calendar</span></div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;">National Take-Back Initiative - City of Grapevine</div>Safely dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs <br /> Oct. 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. &nbsp;<div> </div><div><strong>GCISD Annual College/Career Information Night</strong></div>Nov. 1 - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Colleyville Heritage High</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">GHS Tribute to Veterans</span><br />Nov. 11</div>&nbsp;<br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28443&amp;PageID=19969">News and events from the schools.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:26:55 GMTGCISD FastNews - Oct. 20, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=28340<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Red Ribbon Week activities remind students and employees to be drug-free</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><br />Next week is Red Ribbon Week at GCISD and students and staff will be participating in a variety of activities designed to reinforce the drug-free message and united students in a stand against illegal drugs. In addition to individual school activities, all GCISD students are invited to participate in a district-wide drug awareness poster contest.&nbsp;The winning posters from each school will be submitted to the district office for judging by Oct. 25, and the winners will be announced on Oct. 26. There also will be a Red Ribbon Week decorating contest at each campus.&nbsp;Judging of exterior decorations will occur on Oct. 25 and interior judging will occur on Oct. 28.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28314&amp;PageID=598">View listing of individual campus activities for each day of the week.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">High school bands to compete in regional marching band contest on Saturday</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div><div><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/IMG_1105a.JPG" alt="Band " title="Band" align="left" height="83" hspace="5" vspace="4" width="125" />The public is invited to watch GCISD's two great high school marching bands in action as they compete at the Region 24 U.I.L. Marching Band Contest on Saturday. The contest is at Standridge Stadium, 1330 W. Valwood Parkway, Carrollton, Texas. Admission is free. The Grapevine High School Mustang Band will compete at 6:45 p.m., followed by the Colleyville Heritage High School Panther Band at 7 p.m. With 201 members competing, the GHS Band will perform its "Bach for the New Millennium" show. The GHS Band is directed by Steve Andre, with assistant band directors Brandt Leondar and J.J. Pipitone. The CHHS band will have 220 students competing and its production entitled "A Celestial Fantasy," arranged by Jeff Ausdemore, associate band director. David Zahrndt is the CHHS band director and Jennifer Vowles is also associate band director. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28349&amp;PageID=1">View photos of the bands.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Last parent preview for middle school safety program</span></div><div>Parents of middle school students are invited to attend a preview of "Play it Safe," the Tarrant County Women's Center program on sexual assault. The program will be presented to sixth grade students during Health/PE classes. This is the last of several opportunities for parents to preview this program before it is shown to students.&nbsp; The preview is set for Oct. 26, 10 a.m.-11 a.m., GCISD's Administration Building, 3051 Ira E. Woods Avenue, Grapevine.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Retired teacher receives Humanities Texas Award&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Melissa Lamprich, former social studies teacher at Colleyville Heritage High School, received the 2011 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award on Wednesday</span>. Each year Humanities Texas recognizes twelve exemplary teachers of history, literature, foreign language, government, social studies and other humanities in Texas elementary, middle and high schools. Texas Sen. Wendy Davis presented the award to Lamprich. She also received a $5,000 check in recognition of her achievements, and CHHS received $500 to be used for purchasing humanities instructional materials. Lamprich retired in May after 19 years of teaching with 17 of those years in GCISD. Shown in photo, left to right, Mary Volcansek, chairwoman, Humanities Texas Board of Directors; Sen. Wendy Davis; Melissa Lamprich; and Becky Prentice, principal, Colleyville Heritage High School.</div><div><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/Lamprich%20award.jpg" alt="Lamprich award " title="Lamprich award" style="border:px solid;" height="201" width="300" />&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Around the District</span></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=28198&amp;PageID=19969">News from the schools.</a><em><br /></em>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/facebook_button.gif" alt="Facebook " title="Facebook" style="border:px solid;" height="44" width="144" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://www.twitter.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/twitter_logo_blue.jpg" alt="Twitter " title="Twitter" style="width: 146px; height: 27px;" /></a>&nbsp;</div>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:41:07 GMTGCISD FastNews - Oct. 13, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=28024<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"><br />Homecoming activities for CHHS include parade, pep rally, game and on demand status on Verizon </span></div><div>Colleyville Heritage High School Homecoming kicks off at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) with a parade on Heritage Avenue in Colleyville, followed by a community pep rally on the field at CHHS. On Friday, festivities continue with a pep rally. The CHHS v.s. Irving High School football game will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Mustang-Panther Stadium. The Homecoming king and queen will be crowned in pregame activities at 7 p.m.; Wall of Honor Inductees Coach Chris Cunningham and Cindi Timmons will be recognized at half time.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Friday night's game will be a Verizon FiOS On Demand High School Football program. For Verizon FiOS customers, the game will be available early next week in the Video on Demand section under Texas High School Sports.</div><div style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">DRIVING NOTICE: </span>Due to the parade, roads around the school (Heritage, Gateway) will be closed beginning at 5:30 p.m. and drivers are encouraged to plan ahead for detours.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div> <span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Holiday greeting card contest theme is "TOYLAND" <br /></span> Elementary, middle and high school students are invited to submit original artwork for the cover of GCISD&#8217;s official 2011 holiday greeting card.&nbsp; The theme for this year is "TOYLAND." Three student designs --- one each from the elementary, middle and high school levels --- will be selected and sent out on behalf of Superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan and the GCISD Board of Trustees.The deadline for receiving submissions is Monday, Nov. 14, 4 p.m. The three students whose works are selected for the GCISD Holiday Greeting Card each will receive a $25 gift card to Target and recognition at the Dec. 12 meeting of the Board of Trustees. Selected art will be featured on the District&#8217;s website and in other publicity about the contest. <a href="../../../cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/2011_holidaycardcontest_entry.pdf">Download information, entry form.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Black;">Notice of Public Meeting</span></span><br /> The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District will hold a public meeting to discuss the district's rating on the state financial accountability system. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Oct. 24, 2011, at the Administration Building, 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave., Grapevine, TX, 76051.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Mark Your Calendar</span></div><div>Oct. 14 - CHHS Homecoming</div><div>Oct. 24-28 Red Ribbon Week</div><div>Oct. 24 - Board of Trustees Regular Meeting</div><div>Nov. 1 - GCISD Annual College/Career Information Night, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Colleyville Heritage High</div><div>Nov. 2 - Dyslexia and the Secondary Student: Is it too late to help?, 7-8:30 p.m., PDEC Panther Den</div><div>Nov. 11 - GHS Tribute to Veterans, begins at 8:25 a.m. with the Red Carpet Walk of Honor</div><div>Nov. 14 - Deadline for submitting art for Holiday Greeting Card art contest</div><div>&nbsp;</div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Around the District</span>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=19969">News from the schools </a></div>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:11:46 GMTGCISD FastNews - Oct. 6, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=27821<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews logo " title="GCISD FastNews logo" style="border:px solid;" width="250" height="66" /></div><div></div><div> </div> <div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Black;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/2018272.jpg" alt="A day at the fair art " title="A day at the fair art" align="top" vspace="1" width="150" height="118" hspace="1" /><br />Student Holiday on Monday, Oct. 10</span><br style="font-size: 10pt;" /><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Fair Day/Staff Learning Day</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Black;">Glenhope Elementary named to state honor roll</span></div>Glenhope Elementary School has been named to the Texas Business and Education Coalition (TBEC) Honor Roll for 2011, the most prestigious award for sustained, academic excellence in Texas. GLES is one of only 200 schools that will be honored out of the 8,000 schools in Texas. The TBEC Honor Roll recognizes schools that have demonstrated three years of consistent, high performance in all subjects compared to other schools serving similar student populations. TBEC Honor Roll schools have the highest percentage of students performing at the state&#8217;s most rigorous standard -commended - in every subject. TBEC was formed in 1989 by Texas business leaders to engage with educators in a long-term effort to improve public education in Texas.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=27548&amp;PageID=598">Read&nbsp; more.<br /></a><div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Debate, speech, oral interpretation students earn National Forensic League awards</span><br />Grapevine High School's National Forensic League chapter, comprised of students who compete in debate, speech, and oral interpretation, has earned the 2010-11 Leading Chapter Award in the Lone Star District. Based on student participation, the award is the highest honor from the NFL, and GHS is one of only 107 schools nationwide to receive the award. There are 2800 NFL chapters nationwide and only one school in each competing district receives this designation each year. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=27694&amp;PageID=598">Read more</a>.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;" class="title">GCISD expands efforts toward environmental quality, energy conservation awareness</span></div><div>You may have noticed a few new outdoor "decorations" around GCISD schools this year. New "no idling" signs and daily air quality flags are just a few of the ways the district is working to increase awareness and partner with our community on environmental quality and energy conservations efforts. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=27865&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=27826&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank">Read more</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div> <span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Holiday greeting card contest theme is "TOYLAND" <br /></span> Elementary, middle and high school students are invited to submit original artwork for the cover of GCISD&#8217;s official 2011 holiday greeting card.&nbsp; The theme for this year is "TOYLAND." Three student designs --- one each from the elementary, middle and high school levels --- will be selected and sent out on behalf of Superintendent Dr. Robin Ryan and the GCISD Board of Trustees.The deadline for receiving submissions is Monday, Nov. 14, 4 p.m. The three students whose works are selected for the GCISD Holiday Greeting Card each will receive a $25 gift card to Target and recognition at the Dec. 12 meeting of the Board of Trustees. Selected art will be featured on the District&#8217;s website and in other publicity about the contest. <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/2011_holidaycardcontest_entry.pdf">Download information, entry form.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="title"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Black;" class="title">Notice of Public Meeting</span></span><br /> The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District will hold a public meeting to discuss the district's rating on the state financial accountability system. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Oct. 24, 2011, at the Administration Building, 3051 Ira E. Woods Ave., Grapevine, TX, 76051.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Mark Your Calendar</span></div><div>Oct. 10-14 - GCISD Internet Awareness Week</div><div>Oct. 14 - CHHS Homecoming</div><div>Oct. 24-28 Red Ribbon Week</div><div>Oct. 24 - Board of Trustees Regular Meeting</div><div>Nov. 1 - GCISD Annual College/Career Information Night, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Colleyville Heritage High</div><div>Nov. 2 - Dyslexia and the Secondary Student: Is it too late to help?, 7-8:30 p.m., PDEC Panther Den</div><div>Nov. 11 - GHS Tribute to Veterans, begins at 8:25 a.m. with the Red Carpet Walk of Honor</div><div>Nov. 14 - Deadline for submitting art for Holiday Greeting Card art contest</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Around the District</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span><br /><div><strong>Colleyville Heritage High School</strong></div><div>Oct. 7-9 &amp; 11 - The CHHS&nbsp;Theatre Dept. will present Neil Simon's <em>Rumors</em> with performances at 7:30 p.m on the 7th &amp; 8th, 2:30 p.m. on the 8th &amp; 9th and 4 p.m. on the 11th.&nbsp; Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for general admission.&nbsp;Information <a href="http://www.chhspanthertheater.org/">www.chhspanthertheater.org</a> </div></div><div>&nbsp;</div>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:03:14 GMTGCISD FastNews - Sept. 29, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=27546<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Twelve students recognized as Achievement and Hispanic scholars</span><br />The National Merit Scholarship Program has named CHHS student as <a href="http://www.nationalmerit.org/nasp.php">National Achievement Scholar</a>, an academic competition established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding Black American high school students. The achievement scholar is included in a nationwide group of about 3,100 outstanding participants and will be referred to colleges for his potential for academic success. In addition, Eleven students from GCISD have been named National Hispanic Scholars by the <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/where-to-start/199867.html" target="_blank">National Hispanic Recognition Program</a> (NHRP). Students must be at least one-quarter Hispanic/Latino as defined by the NHRP, meet the minimum PSAT/NMSQT cutoff score, and achieve a minimum grade point average (GPA) requirement. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=27268&amp;PageID=598">Read more...</a><br /></p><div> </div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">National musical recognition </span><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">given to two middle school groups</span></div><div>The Cross Timbers Middle School Honors Band and Heritage Middle School Men of Heritage Choir are sharing a piece of excellence as both groups have been named &#8220;2011 National Winners&#8221; in the National Wind Honors and National Choral Honors Mark of Excellence recorded music contest. Both groups were recognized at the September Board of Trustees meeting. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=27431&amp;PageID=598">See the press release for photos and more information</a>.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><table style="width: 531px; height: 256px;" border="0" bordercolor="" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<img style="width: 275px; height: 184px;" src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/DSC_6197.JPG" alt="Men of Heritage Choir " title="Men of Heritage Choir" hspace="3" vspace="3" /><br />&nbsp;Representatives of Heritage Middle School Men of Heritage Choir with director Julie Ann Allen.<br /></td><td style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/DSC_6203.JPG" alt="CTMS Honors Band" title="CTMS Choir" style="width: 276px; height: 187px;" hspace="3" vspace="3" /><br />Cross Timbers Middle School Honors band with director Asa Burk.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"><img style="width: 245px; height: 164px;" src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/DSC_6191.JPG" alt="Ecology Center Award " title="Ecology Center Award" align="left" hspace="3" />GHS Ecology Center receives award for excellence in learning </span></div><div><!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <![endif]-->GHS Science teacher Deanna Showalter and her students were recognized at the September Board of Trustees meeting for their efforts in the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">GHS Ecology Center</strong>, which is receiving the Outstanding Program Award presented by the Texas Outdoor Education Association. The award is given to schools and organizations that effectively incorporate outdoor environments into meaningful learning opportunities for students. Showalter and her students oversee the care and maintenance of the GHS Ecology Center that is used for instruction in all major content areas by students at GHS, CTMS and TES<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. </span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />Shown from left to right: Josh Sauceda, Priscilla Diaz, vice present of Ecology Club, Jansen Derr, Laurel Derr, and Deanne Showalter, science teacher and Ecology Club sponsor.</em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Reflections Contest encourages student art, music, dance writing</span></div><div>&nbsp;<img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/DiversityMeans_logo.jpg" alt="Diversity Means " title="Diversity Means" style="border:px solid;" height="96" width="250" /></div><div>The Reflections Contest for the year 2011-2012 is underway with the theme &#8220;Diversity Means.&#8221; All students are encouraged to express their creativity and artistic talents in the annual PTA Reflections Contest. The contest categories include: dance choreography, film production, literature, musical composition, photography, and visual arts. Applications are available in each school office or online at the GCISD Council of PTAs website, <a href="http://www.txpta.org/programs/reflections" target="_blank">http://www.txpta.org/programs/reflections</a>.&nbsp; Entries are due on or before October 31st. </div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Nutrition Services serves up a new parent newsletter </span></div><div>Want to know more about what your child is eating at his or her school? Or maybe you need some inspiration for quick, easy, yet healthy meals and snacks. GCISD's Nutrition Services new parent newsletter, <span style="font-style: italic;">Around the Plate</span>, will whet your appetite with it's news about upcoming specials in the cafeteria, links to healthy recipes and suggestions for healthy snacks. The<a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/541"> newsletter is available </a>on the Nutrition Services website. <span style="font-weight: bold;">You may subscribe to the newsletter e-alert </span>by signing in to the website (SIGN IN button at the top right corner), then ACCESS MY INFO&gt;SUBSCRIPTIONS&gt;ADD AREA. Search for Nutrition Services Department, then select the box to the left so that the check turns green, save it and you will receive the newsletter when it is published.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><p><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">Mark your calendars</span><br /></p><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diversity Advisory Council Meeting</span> - Monday, Oct. 3, 6:15, Grapevine Elementary<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">No school on Monday, Oct. 10</span> - Professional Learning Day for Staff</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Late Start Day for High Schools</span> - Oct. 12. Start at 11:45 a.m.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">CHHS Homecoming Parade</span> - Oct. 13</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">CHHS Homecoming</span> - Oct. 14<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">GCISD Annual College Night </span>- Nov. 1, 6:30- 8:30 p.m. CHHS <br /></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Around the District </span><br /><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=22220&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=27094&amp;PageID=19969">News from the schools</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div></div>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:05:18 GMTGCISD FastNews - Sept. 22, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=27041<div align="center"><div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" width="250" height="66" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">September 22, 2011</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;">GHS Homecoming this week</div><div>Grapevine High School celebrates homecoming this week with the parade tonight at 6 p.m. on Main Street, pep rally following the parade and the football game against L.D. Bell on Friday at 7:30 p.m.&nbsp; <span style="font-weight: bold;">Please note:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Due to construction, several changes have been made to the parade's starting location.</span> <strong></strong>If you plan to attend the parade or participate in the parade, please <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/ghs_hmparade_changes.pdf">read this information about the changes</a>. The&nbsp;pep rally&nbsp;will be held in the parking lot behind Los Amigos, across from First Baptist Church after the parade. For Friday night's football game, avoid parking hassles by parking at GHS and riding the shuttle to and from Mustang-Panther Stadium.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Students named National Merit Scholars<br /></span></div><div>Fourteen GCISD seniors have been named 2012 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Program. Eleven attend Colleyville Heritage High School and three attend Grapevine High School. Selection is based on students' scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT.)&nbsp;</div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=27110&amp;PageID=598" target="_blank"> Read more about the scholars.&nbsp;</a><div></div><div style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: bold;">Grapevine Christmas Parade entry form available on Chamber website</div><div>If your group or organization would like to participate in the Grapevine Christmas Parade, the online entry form is available on the Grapevine Chamber's website. "Toyland Comes to Grapevine" is the theme of this year's parade set for Dec. 1, 7 p.m. The deadline for entry application is November 25. <a href="http://www.grapevinechamber.org/christmasparade.aspx" target="_blank">Grapevine Chamber's parade sign up</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">S.P.A.R.K. sponsors internet and phone safety program</span></div><div>Keeping your family safe with a focus on internet and phone safety will be the topic of a free meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7-9 p.m.,at the Old Carroll Intermediate School, 1101 N. Carroll Avenue, Southlake. Parents of GCISD students and adult members of the GCISD community are invited to attend. The program is one of several throughout the year that will be sponsored by Students and Parents Against Risks to our Kids.&nbsp;S.P.A.R.K. is a support organization which exists to provide education, information and support for the parents and students of our community. For more information about the organization or upcoming programs, please visit the <a href="http://www.sparknow.org" target="_blank">S.P.A.R.K website.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">What are your numbers? It's National Cholesterol Education Month</span><br />September is <a>National Cholesterol Education Month,</a> a good time to get your blood cholesterol checked and take steps to lower it if it is high. National Cholesterol Education Month is also a good time to learn about lipid profiles and about food and lifestyle choices that help you reach personal cholesterol goals. High blood cholesterol affects over 65 million Americans. It is a serious condition that increases your risk for heart disease. The higher your cholesterol level, the greater the risk. You can have high cholesterol and not know it. Lowering cholesterol levels that are too high lessens your risk for developing heart disease and reduces the chance of having a heart attack or dying of heart disease.<a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/cholesterolInfo.pdf"> High Blood Cholesterol: What You Need to Know (.pdf)<br /></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="www.facebook.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/facebook_button.gif" alt="Facebook " title="Facebook" width="144" height="44" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="www.twitter.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/twitter_logo_blue.jpg" alt="Twitter " title="Twitter" width="150" height="28" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:18:57 GMTGCISD FastNews - Sept. 16, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=26914<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.gif" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="width: 258px; height: 67px;" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">CHHS v.s. GHS Football game tonight</strong><br style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;" />Is it Mash the Mustangs or Declaw the Panthers? Tonight is the annual football matchup between the CHHS Panthers and the GHS Mustangs. Mustang-Panther Stadium will be full of loyal fans and good-natured rivalry.&nbsp; Kick-off is at 7:30 p.m. Photos below are from the pep rallies at CHHS, left, and GHS, right.<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/116360546605486123745/CHHSVsGHSPepRalliesSeptember2011?authuser=0&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCNv-qoyg39e2pwE&amp;feat=directlink" target="_blank"> For more photos, visit the CHHS v.s. GHS Football gallery.</a></div><div align="left"> </div>&nbsp;<div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Please note that game traffic WILL BE HEAVY and build in extra time to get to the game. Take advantage of the free parking available at Grapevine High School with shuttles running back and forth throughout the game. </div><div><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="500"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/2nd%20week%20074.jpg" alt="CHHS Pep Rally " title="CHHS Pep Rally" style="width: 255px; height: 191px;" /></td><td>&nbsp;<img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/DSC_5975.jpg" alt="GHS Pep Rally " title="GHS Pep Rally" style="width: 284px; height: 190px;" /></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;</div><div><p><strong style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Foundation &#8216;kicks off&#8217; annual community-wide campaign tonight</strong></p> <p><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/edufou2new.jpg" alt="Education Foundation " title="Education Foundation" style="width: 229px; height: 87px;" align="left" width="229" height="87" hspace="10" />The annual gridiron match-up between GCISD&#8217;s two high schools is also the time each year when the G-C Education Foundation launches its annual community-wide giving campaign. During a special pregame presentation, students and Foundation representatives will ceremonially &#8220;kick-off&#8221; the campaign in true Friday night football style. In addition, fans are invited to visit the Foundation booths on both sides of the field to vote for their favorite GCISD school to win a $500 grant. Two grants will be awarded &#8211; one for the elementary school and one for the secondary school that each receive the most votes. The winning schools will be announced during the third quarter of the game. Since its inception in 1998, our Education Foundation has funded more than 875 projects and distributed more than $1.4 million in grants and scholarships to our schools. Foundation grants have provided funds for new programs that benefit students, materials for students and parents, and support for district-wide initiatives. The Foundation also has invested an additional $1 million in an endowment to support future efforts.</p><div><p> <span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">New apps created for the Mustangs and Panthers </span> <br />GCISD varsity football fans have a new tool to use in finding out about their favorite teams' scores, getting player information, schedules and much more. The all-new apps are available for the Grapevine Mustangs and Colleyville Heritage Panthers &#8211; each football program has a new mobile app/website for the 2011 season. The football booster clubs from both teams teamed up with MobiTree to offer the Mobi -- an exclusive mobile information hub for Mustang and Panther fans. Grapevine football fans can visit <a href="http://ghsmustangs.mobi/" target="_blank">ghsmustangs.mobi</a> and Colleyville Heritage football fans can visit <a href="http://pantherfootball.mobi%20/" target="_blank">pantherfootball.mobi </a>throughout the season. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=26822&amp;PageID=598">Read more...</a><br /></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Class of 2011 increases participation, scores on SAT college readiness exam</span><br />GCISD students and their families continue to place a strong emphasis on college preparedness, with more students taking the 2011 SAT college readiness exam over last year and increases in scores in all three subject areas tested. Positive signs of GCISD&#8217;s mission to prepare students for higher education were demonstrated recently through the 2011 SAT scores and participation numbers for the district. A total of 833 students in GCISD&#8217;s Class of 2011 took the exam, rising by 130 students from last year&#8217;s total of 703 participants. Colleyville Heritage High had a record-high participation of 452 students while Grapevine High saw an increase of 67 students over last year for a total of 381 participating.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=26817&amp;PageID=598">Read more...</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>GHS student receives special honor from Texas Tech President</div><div>Dr. Guy Bailey, President of Texas Tech University, made a special visit Grapevine High on Monday to talk with the senior class about the value of higher education. Little did students know that Bailey also had a surprise prepared for one of their own.&nbsp; After his address, the president invited senior Kyle Wahl to join him on stage. He then surprised Kyle by informing him that he was the first student in the nation to be accepted to Texas Tech for fall 2012 term &#8211; and then he presented Kyle with a scholarship for $16,000. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/599">Read more and see photos...</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div></div><a href="www.facebook.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/facebook_button.gif" alt="Facebook " title="Facebook" width="144" height="44" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="www.twitter.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/twitter_logo_blue.jpg" alt="Twitter " title="Twitter" style="width: 157px; height: 29px;" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><br />&nbsp;</div>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:07:41 GMTGCISD FastNews - Sept. 9, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=26606<div align="center"><div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" style="border:px solid;" height="66" width="250" /></div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div></div><div style="padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;"><span class="title"><div>&nbsp;<span class="title">GHS Ecology Center wins state award for outstanding outdoor education program</span></div><div style="padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;"><img style="border: 5px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/ghs_ecology.jpg" alt="GHS Ecology " title="GHS Ecology" align="left" height="225" hspace="2" vspace="4" width="300" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div style="font-weight: normal;">Congratulations&nbsp;to Grapevine High School's Ecology Center for being selected to receive the Texas Outdoor Education Association Outstanding Program award. This prestigious award is given to schools and organizations that effectively incorporate outdoor environments to facilitate learning related to the school curriculum. <br /><br />The GHS Ecology Center is designed to bring the natural, living world into as many students lives as possible. It is used by classes across all major content areas as well as by students at Timberline Elementary and Cross Timbers Middle School. The Center is under the direction of GHS Science teacher Deanna Showalter.<br /><div><br />Showalter will accept the award on behalf of GHS during a special celebration on October 1 at the&nbsp;annual TOEA Fall Workshop.</div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div></span> </div><div><span class="title">High school football game traffic: </span></div><div><span class="title">D<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="title"></span></span><span class="title">rivers urged to use overflow parking and free shuttle at GHS</span></div><div><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/mpstadium_parking.jpg" alt="Mustang-Panther Stadium parking " title="Mustang-Panther Stadium parking" align="left" height="232" width="300" /></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Fans heading to GCISD&#8217;s Mustang-Panther Stadium for high school football games this fall should allow extra travel time because of ongoing construction at the intersection of Texas 26 and Mustang Drive, along Texas 26 in front of the stadium, and along the Texas 114 corridor through Grapevine. During the school day, all but two entrances to the stadium are closed to maintain safety in the parking lot while traffic is re-routed to alleviate congestion at the nearby intersection. On game days, all entrances will be opened at 5:30 p.m. for game parking. Grapevine Police will assist with traffic management during peak game traffic. </div><div><a href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=26267&amp;PageID=598"><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Find out the best place to park....and where NOT to park.</span><a href="../../../cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/mpstadium_parking.pdf"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />See a larger version of the map, showing overflow parking. </span></a></div></a>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span class="title">Friday Night Lights; Varsity football set for Friday night</span></div><div><div> </div><div>GHS v.s. Irving High School - Friday, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m. at MP Stadium</div><div>CHHS v.s. Nimitz High School - 7:30 p.m. at Nimitz<br /><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=174">Download 2011 Varsity football schedule</a><a href="http://www.rankonesport.com/?m=ViewSchedule&amp;d=2951"><br /></a><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=174">Check out schedules by school for all GCISD sports</a></div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID=185">Where to buy tickets for the next game </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="www.facebook.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/facebook_button.gif" alt="Find us on Facebook " title="Find us on Facebook" height="44" width="144" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="www.twitter.com/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/twitter_logo_blue.jpg" alt="Twitter " title="Twitter" style="width: 163px; height: 30px;" /></a>&nbsp;</div>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:06:54 GMTGCISD FastNews - Sept. 1, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=25902<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Shared/images/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" height="66" width="250" /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><table style="text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 553px; height: 99px;" border="0" bordercolor="WHITE" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td><p><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/33367300.jpg" alt="Labor Day " title="Labor Day" style="width: 102px; height: 76px;" align="left" /><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">GCISD schools and offices closed on Monday, Sept. 5, for Labor Day Holiday.</span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 14pt;">&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 14pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Need to know other school holidays? </span><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/ModuleInstance/6674/11_12_calendar_final.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Download the Student-Teacher Calendar.</span></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">High school football game traffic: drivers urged to use overflow parking and free shuttle at GHS </span></div><div><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/mpstadium_parking.jpg" alt="MP Parking for football " title="MP Parking for football" style="width: 238px; height: 184px;" align="left" /><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fans heading to GCISD&#8217;s Mustang-Panther Stadium for high school football games this fall should allow extra travel time because of ongoing construction at the intersection of Texas 26 and Mustang Drive, along Texas 26 in front of the stadium, and along the Texas 114 corridor through Grapevine. During the school day, all but two entrances to the stadium are closed to maintain safety in the parking lot while traffic is re-routed to alleviate congestion at the nearby intersection. On game days, all entrances will be opened at 5:30 p.m. for game parking. Grapevine Police will assist with traffic management during peak game traffic. </span></div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=26267&amp;PageID=598"><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Find out the best place to park....and where NOT to park.</span></div></a><p><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 12pt;"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/gvpd_iWatch_art_sm.jpg" alt="iWatch Grapevine " title="iWatch Grapevine" align="right" height="200" width="86" /></span></p><div><a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/mpstadium_parking.pdf"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">See a larger version of the map, showing overflow parking. </span></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">There's a new app in town - iWatch Grapevine</span><br style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" /><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Grapevine Police Department and GCISD have partnered in the iWatch Grapevine program to teach students how to be responsible digital citizens. Through the mobile app, iWatch Grapevine is a proactive, hands-on, program that puts crime tipping and crime reporting into the palm of your hand, allowing individuals to get information about crimes in Grapevine and submit tips on their cell phones or PDAs. </span><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=25833&amp;PageID=598"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Learn more about the app.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Watch a 1-minute video from the students' perspective.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt;">See photos from the press conference about the app. </span></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Friday Night Lights; Varsity football set for Friday night </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">CHHS v.s. Hebron High School - Friday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m. at MP Stadium</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">GHS v.s. Marcus High School - 7:30 p.m. at Marcus </span><br /><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/29/ftball_sched.pdf"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Download 2011 Varsity football schedule</span></a><a href="http://www.rankonesport.com/?m=ViewSchedule&amp;d=2951"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Check out schedules by school for all GCISD sports</span></a></div><a href="../../../site/Default.aspx?PageID=185"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Where to buy tickets for the next game </span></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="https://www.facebook.com/GCISD"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/facebook_button.gif" alt="Find us on Facebook " title="Find us on Facebook" height="44" width="144" /></a>&nbsp;</div><div><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://twitter.com/#%21/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/twitter_logo_blue.jpg" alt="Twitter " title="Twitter" style="width: 168px; height: 31px;" /></a>&nbsp;</div>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:28:48 GMTGCISD FastNews - August 26, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=25533<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" height="66" width="250" /></div><div><div> <p> <span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 12pt;">ACT scores indicate students ready for college</span><br />Average scores on the ACT college-readiness exam topped out at record levels for the second consecutive year, according to results received recently by the district. GCISD student performance in all four areas of the exam &#8211;&nbsp; English, Mathematics and Reading and Science &#8211; increased slightly from last year, and the average composite district score increased from 24.1 to 24.5. Students took the ACT in spring 2011. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=25610&amp;PageID=598">Read more.... </a></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 12pt;">Stay connected with your school with e-alerts</span></div><div>If you are reading this, you have subscribed to the Public Information e-alert through your user account on the GCISD website (Schoolwires). E-Alerts are also available from campuses providing you with the news sent out by the school principal on a regular basis. In addition, some teachers are using e-alerts to communicate with parents. <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/c2_schoolwires_ealerts_parents.pdf">Download directions</a> for subscribing to e-alerts from your principal and how to sign up for a Schoolwires user account if you do not have one. You may unsubscribe to an e-alert at any time by going into your Schoolwires account and unchecking the box beside your selected alert.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 12pt;">Pay for meals online with MyNutriKids.com</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial;"></span></span><br />In addition to accepting cash and checks for school meals, GCISD offers parents the option of making online credit card payments for student meals through <a href="http://www.mynutrikids.com/">mynutrikids.com</a><span style="font-family: Arial;">.</span> Parents may make online payments of $25 or more to their child's meal account with a credit card at any time of the day or night, seven days a week. Through MyNutrikids, you won't have to worry about having cash or writing a check for your child's school meals, and parents may view transaction reports. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/533">Find out more. </a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 12pt;">Join GCISD on Twitter and Facebook </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/gcisd"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/twitter_logo_blue.jpg" alt="Twitter " title="Twitter" height="37" width="200" /></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/GCISD"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/facebook_logo.jpg" alt="Facebook Logo " title="Facebook Logo" height="66" width="200" /></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div> </div> </div></div>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:33:34 GMTGCISD FastNews - Aug. 18, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=24938<div align="center"><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/fastnews.gif" alt="GCISD FastNews " title="GCISD FastNews" width="204" height="53" /><br /><div align="left"></div></div><div> <p> </p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Temporary detour planned for high school traffic</span><em><strong><br /></strong></em><em style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Anyone driving to GHS, CTMS and TES urged to plan ahead</strong></em><br style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" /></p><p><img src="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/HighSchoolTrafficRoutes.jpg" alt="route_small " title="route_small" align="left" width="125" height="97" /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">With the beginning of school on Monday, Aug. 22, parents, students and employees of the three schools near the intersection of Texas 26 and Mustang Drive should allow extra travel time to school because of ongoing construction. To help alleviate congestion at that intersection, Grapevine High school traffic headed south on Texas 26 from the north Grapevine area is being re-routed through the Mustang-Panther Stadium Parking lot. Drivers will be directed to enter the lot from the entrance closest to the district administrative offices and follow the marked route to Mustang Drive. All other entrances to the stadium will be closed. Grapevine Police will assist with traffic management at peak traffic times.&nbsp; </span><a style="font-size: 10pt;" href="../../../site/default.aspx?PageType=3&amp;ModuleInstanceID=5371&amp;ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&amp;RenderLoc=0&amp;FlexDataID=24931&amp;PageID=598"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><br />Read more and view a larger map of recommended detour.</span></span></a></p><div><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">The First Day of School is Monday, August 22!</span></div><div> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">Get all the information you need in the </span><span style="color: rgb(72, 61, 139);"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 12pt;"></span></span><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=892"><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(72, 61, 139);"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Back to School</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Franklin Gothic Medium; font-size: 12pt;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> section. <br /></span></p><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elementary Meet the Teacher Nights</span> are scheduled for August 18 (tonight) and 19 but please check the Back to School section for your school's date and time.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Remember that high school <span style="font-weight: bold;">bell schedules have changed.</span> School starts at 8:35 a.m. and ends at 3:50 p.m.&nbsp; <a href="/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/hs_bellschedule.pdf">Bell Schedule for High Schools</a></div><div><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=11">School hours for all grades </a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Varsity football ticket sales</span> begin on Friday, Aug. 19.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Page/185">More information </a></div> </div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Website upgrade is complete; working out "kinks"</span><br style="font-size: 12pt;" /></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The upgrade to this website has been completed and will provide some additional functionality for departments and campuses as they post information to their sites, sections and pages. We are in the process of correcting formatting issues that did not carry over from the old to the new version of the software and appreciate your patience with things that don't look quite right!</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>As in any upgrade, there may be some things that got "left behind" with the change. If, in the 10 days you have signed up for a Schoolwires/District website account and subscribed to any e-alerts, please review your profile by clicking on SIGN IN at the top right corner of the website and checking your E-Alert preferences.&nbsp; If you received multiple emails with a confirmation that an account was created for you, please use the password included in the most recent email OR on the sign in page, select the link for forgotten password.&nbsp; Thanks for your patience and understanding during this process.</div> </div>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:33:56 GMTGCISD FastNews - August 4, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=4029<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Shared/images/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews" title="GCISD FastNews" align="" border="0" height="66" width="250"> <br></p><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Federal Report Card shows continued achievement, some challenges for GCISD</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">GCISD students continue to exceed standards on the 2011 Adequate Yearly Progress Report (AYP) released Friday by the Texas Education Agency. The district and 15 of its 18 schools evaluated for AYP met expectations on all indicators, and all schools met AYP on participation. Two schools - Grapevine High School and Cross Timbers Middle School - did not meet AYP in areas of student performance while Bridges Accelerated Learning Center missed the AYP standard for graduation rate. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5371&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=3514&PageID=598">Read more here.</a></span><br><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Finalist selected for Grapevine Elementary Principal</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Kim
Blackburn is being recommended as the sole finalist for principal at
Grapevine Elementary School pending Board approval. Formerly an
elementary assistant principal in Clear Creek ISD near Houston,
Blackburn brings 13 years of varied experience in the classroom and
campus-level leadership. The GCISD Board of Trustees will act on the
recommendation during a special meeting on August 8. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5371&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=3515&PageID=598">Read more about Blackburn.</a></span><a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5371&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=3515&PageID=598"> </a><br><br><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">High schools make national lists reflecting top-notch college preparation</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Colleyville
Heritage was named #305 on Newsweek's national list of Best High
Schools, and Grapevine High was ranked #268 in Washington Post's
America's High School Challenge 2011. Newsweek's list was created using a
new methodology that better reflects a school's success in getting
students ready for college. The Washington Post has ranked Washington
area schools for several years on how they prepare students for college.
This is the first year that they have expanded the High School
Challenge to include schools nationwide. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5371&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=3516&PageID=598">Read more here. </a></span><br><span class="swarticlesdetailtitle"></span><br><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Join in the Texas Star Welcome for new educators</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">GCISD
has a strong tradition of welcoming new educators in style and this
year is not any different. Sponsored by the Grapevine-Colleyville
Education Foundation, A Texas Star Welcome luncheon is set for Tuesday,
Aug. 9, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Grapevine Convention Center. There are
several ways you can participate, from table sponsorship to providing
door prizes or sponsoring a teacher. Visit the </span><a style="font-family: Arial;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=364">GC Education Foundation website</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> for details, sponsorship forms and reservation information for the lunch.</span></span></span><br><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"><br>Varsity Football reserved season tickets on sale next week<br></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">Reserved
season tickets for the Grapevine High School and Colleyville Heritage
High School varsity football games will be on sale </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">beginning Monday, August 8, </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">for <span style="font-weight: bold;">current season
ticket-holders</span> to repurchase their same seats. The cost of the five-game ticket packet for&nbsp;CHHS is $45.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="content"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">The cost of the four-game packet for&nbsp;GHS
is $36.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">&nbsp; </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Payment may be made by check (payable to GCISD</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">) or cash. </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Ticket sales to the general public will begin Friday, August 19.<a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=185"> More information is available on the Athletic and Activities website.</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="content"> </span></span>
<div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Arial;"><span class="content" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></div>
<div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0.95pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="content">2010 season ticket-holders may </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">repurchase</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="content"> their same seats August 8-12, 15 & 16.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="content"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="content"> Betterment Day will be held on Thursday, August 18.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="content">All 2010 season ticket-holders may purchase any season tickets that are </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">unsold</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="content">ALL
SEASON TICKET SALES ARE FINAL.</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">&nbsp; </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;" class="content">NO REFUNDS, NO EXCHANGES.</span>&nbsp; </span></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="content"></span>
<div style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font-family: Arial;"><span class="content" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Ticket sales to the general public will begin Friday, August 19.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="content"> </span></span><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Student lunch
prices increase for 2011-2012</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Student
lunch prices will increase by five cents in order to meet new USDA
regulations. The Healthy,&nbsp; Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires that
the costs of meals increase to reduce the difference in the cost of a
full-price student lunch and a free lunch. The US Department of
Agriculture currently reimburses Grapevine-Colleyville ISD $2.72 for
free lunches for 2010-2011. The new prices for
the 2011-2012 will be $2.05 for elementary students and $2.30 for
secondary students. Breakfast and cost of meals under the free and
reduced program will remain the same. As additional guidance is provided
by USDA, further meal prices may be required in future years.</span><br><br></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Back to School information available on the website - First Day of School is August 22</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Registration dates, school
supply lists, forms, new high school bell times and other important
back to school news may be found on the website and will be updated as
provided by the schools.Proof of residency is required during
registration for ALL students and that information is also in the Back
to School section. If you plan to volunteer at your child's campus
during the school year, please complete the Volunteer Background Check
form and that link is there, as well. It's not too late to for your
child to read the two books that are recommended so look for the Summer
Reading List link. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=892">Go to
the Back to School section.</a></span></span></span> <br><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="SWArticlesDetailTitle">Free and reduced-priced meals available
to eligible children</span></span><br style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">GCISD participates in both the
federally-funded National School Breakfast and National School Lunch
programs, which make nutritious meals available free or at a reduced
price to eligible students. Applications may be filled out and submitted
online at </span><a href="http://www.schoollunchapp.com/" class="externallink">www.schoollunchapp.com</a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> or by completing a paper copy and
returning it to the school. </span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=535">Read more about the free and reduced meal program at GCISD.</a></span><br style="font-family: Arial;"><br style="font-family: Arial;"></span><p style="text-align: center;"><br></p>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:00:00 GMTGCISD FastNews - July 29, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=4027<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Shared/images/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews" title="GCISD FastNews" align="" border="0" height="66" width="250"><br></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">GCISD retains Recognized status</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Grapevine-Colleyville
ISD has maintained a rating of Recognized for 2011 under the current
state accountability system. In addition, 10 GCISD schools achieved the
state’s highest rating of Exemplary. School and district ratings were
released Friday by the Texas Education Agency.</span><br style="font-family: Arial;"><br style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">“Our students
continue to excel and that is due to the diligent work of everyone
involved in educating our students,” said Dr. Robin Ryan,
Superintendent. “While these ratings are one measure of success, they do
not fully capture the excellence of our students and staff. I am proud
of the work of our students, educators, families and volunteers. Their
efforts, every day, are preparing our students for continued success.”</span></span>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5371&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=3518&PageID=598"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Read more about individual GCISD school ratings and how they were determined.</span></a><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br style="font-family: Arial Black;"><dsfcontenttitle style="font-family: Arial Black;" id="399605" uuid="3AF84721-1B5C-48DF-8053-EA5C3DABF5D0"><span class="SWArticlesDetailTitle">Online registration open for returning
students</span></dsfcontenttitle></span><span class="content"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">For students
returning to GCISD,&nbsp;online registration for
2011-2012&nbsp;is&nbsp;available&nbsp;through the</span><a style="font-family: Arial;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=859">
Skyward Family and Student Access</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> website saving parents and
students time at the school.&nbsp;Elementary registration opened on July 25 and secondary (middle and high school) registration begins next week<span style="font-size: 10pt;">.&nbsp; </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="SWArticlesDetailContent"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="SWArticlesDetailContent"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="content">The online
process includes the completion of&nbsp;the student directory information
form, health form and the agreement to communicate via email. Students
and parents are still required to attend their school's registration to
verify residency, and for secondary students, to pay any
athletic/activity fees if not paid online and pick up schedules.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5371&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=3519&PageID=598">Read the release for more details and instructions.</a></span><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Student lunch
prices increase for 2011-2012</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Student
lunch prices will increase by five cents in order to meet new USDA
regulations. The Healthy,&nbsp; Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires that
the costs of meals increase to reduce the difference in the cost of a
full-price student lunch and a free lunch. The US Department of
Agriculture currently reimburses Grapevine-Colleyville ISD $2.72 for
free lunches for 2010-2011. The new prices for
the 2011-2012 will be $2.05 for elementary students and $2.30 for
secondary students. Breakfast and cost of meals under the free and
reduced program will remain the same. As additional guidance is provided
by USDA, further meal prices may be required in future years.</span><br><br></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Back to School information available on the website - First Day of School is August 22</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Registration dates, school
supply lists, forms, new high school bell times and other important
back to school news may be found on the website and will be updated as
provided by the schools.Proof of residency is required during
registration for ALL students and that information is also in the Back
to School section. If you plan to volunteer at your child's campus
during the school year, please complete the Volunteer Background Check
form and that link is there, as well. It's not too late to for your
child to read the two books that are recommended so look for the Summer
Reading List link. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=892">Go to
the Back to School section.</a></span></span></span> <br><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><dsfcontenttitle style="font-family: Arial Black;" id="399612" uuid="77B0703B-0BA1-4E48-B05D-591799D529F0"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="SWArticlesDetailTitle">Free and reduced-priced meals available
to eligible children</span></dsfcontenttitle></span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">GCISD participates in both the
federally-funded National School Breakfast and National School Lunch
programs, which make nutritious meals available free or at a reduced
price to eligible students. Applications may be filled out and submitted
online at </span><a style="font-family: Arial;" class="externallink" href="javascript:openDisclaimerWindow('http://www.schoollunchapp.com/')" target="">www.schoollunchapp.com</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> or by completing a paper copy and
returning it to the school. </span><a style="font-family: Arial;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5371&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=3520&PageID=598">Read more about the free and reduced meal program at GCISD.</a></span><br><span class="SWArticlesDetailContent"></span><br><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Hello Mother, Hello Father...here I am at Camp KidzU</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Students in the KidzU
Summer Camp for preschoolers celebrated "Mad Science Week" the last
week of July at the GCISD Early Childhood Development Center. </span><a style="font-family: Arial;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=599">View a
slide show of activities.</a></span><br><br></div>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:30:00 GMTGCISD FastNews - July 21, 2011http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=70&PageID=601&ViewID=dedccd34-7c24-4af2-812a-33c0075398bc&FlexDataID=4026<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Shared/images/fastnews.jpg" alt="GCISD FastNews" title="GCISD FastNews" align="" border="0" height="66" width="250"><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">July 21, 2011</span></p><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Black;">Summer program registration continues<br><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">"I'm bored!" If you've heard those words and would like to find something for your child to do for a few more weeks, check out activities</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> continuing through the week of Aug. 15</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Black;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> at <a href="http://dbase.gcisd.net/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=2011_ElemWeb&-loadframes">KidzU Summer Camp</a> for those in grades K-8 . Incoming 9th graders may want to sign up for GCISD's Pre-AP-AP summer program, <span style="font-style: italic;">Barracuda: We Swim with the Sharks</span>, set for Aug. 5. <a href="http://dbase.gcisd.net/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=2011_SecWeb&-loadframes">Secondary Summer Learning information</a><br><br></span></span>Free summer meals for students<br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Through a program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, GCISD has been providing free summer meals for students 18 and under.The Texas Legislature mandates participation of schools that have </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="content">60 percent or greater of students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="content"> For the remainder of summer, breakfast
is offered from 7-8:30 a.m. and lunch is offered from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
at the following sites:</span></span><ul><li style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="content">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Grapevine Middle: June 14 – July 29 (M-Th)</span></span></li><li style="font-family: Arial;">
<span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="content">Cross Timbers Middle: June 6 – August 5</span></li></ul><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">No proof of age or residency is required. Meals must be consumed at the school with no take-outs allowed. </span><a style="font-family: Arial;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5339&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=3217&PageID=605">More information.</a></span><br><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;"><br>Student lunch prices increase for 2011-2012</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Student
lunch prices will increase by five cents in order to meet new USDA
regulations. The Healthy,&nbsp; Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires that
the costs of meals increase to reduce the difference in the cost of a
full-price student lunch and a free lunch. The US Department of
Agriculture currently reimburses Grapevine-Colleyville ISD $2.72 for
free lunches for 2010-2011. (New rates not released)&nbsp; The new prices for
the 2011-2012 will be $2.05 for elementary students and $2.30 for
secondary students. Breakfast and cost of meals under the free and
reduced program will remain the same. As additional guidance is provided
by USDA, further meal prices may be required in future years.<br><br><span style="font-family: Arial Black;">"Happy Trails" to a tradition</span><br><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The final issue of the GCISD Connection is available on the website, marking the end of 20-plus years of production for the District's newsletter. The Connection has evolved in content, the way it was produced, the colors, the design and the number of copies printed. Finally, with district-wide budget reductions, the GCISD Connection, has been discontinued. The Public Information department will continue to provide coverage of events, student and staff achievements, and photos using the </span><a style="font-family: Arial;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=601">GCISD FastNews</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">, </span><a style="font-family: Arial;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=599">GCISD@Our Best</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">, </span><a style="font-family: Arial;" href="https://www.facebook.com/GCISD">Facebook</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> and </span><a style="font-family: Arial;" href="http://twitter.com/GCISD">Twitter</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">. </span><a style="font-family: Arial;" href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/cms/lib4/TX01000829/Centricity/Domain/70/connection_summer11.pdf" target="">Check out the Summer 2011 issue.</a><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial Black; font-size: 10pt;">Back to School information available on the website</span><br><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Registration dates, school supply lists, forms, new high school bell times and other important back to school news may be found on the website and will be updated as provided by the schools.Proof of residency is required during registration for ALL students and that information is also in the Back to School section. If you plan to volunteer at your child's campus during the school year, please complete the Volunteer Background Check form and that link is there, as well. It's not too late to for your child to read the two books that are recommended so look for the Summer Reading List link. <a href="http://www.gcisd-k12.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=892">Go to the Back to School section.</a></span><br></span></span>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:00:00 GMT